Une conscience internationale a cependant émergé, au travers du programme d'action des Nations unies, pour contenir et réguler les transferts, les trafics devrait-on dire, de ces armes légères responsables de lourdes pertes humaines.
However, evidence that the world does have a conscience has emerged in the shape of the United Nations Programme of Action aimed at containing and controlling the transfers, or rather the trafficking of these light weapons which are responsible for extensive loss of human life.