UN Register Developments in 2010

As of 31 December 2010, only 72 states had submitted reports on their arms transfers during 2009, 30 of which were nil reports. Therefore 2010 represents the year with the lowest number of reports to UNROCA. 

France is the only state among those states regarded by SIPRI as the 10 largest suppliers of major conventional weapons not to have submitted a report to UNROCA during 2010. 

During 2010, 43 states submitted background information on international transfers of SALW, including 6 nil reports. Six states-the Comoros, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, Spain and Thailand- reported on SALW for the first time. 

In 2010 Albania became the first state to submit information on international transfers of SALW ammunition to UNROCA. 

In January 2010 the UN General Assembly passed a resolution asking states to submit their views to the UN Secretary-General on the continuing operation of UNROCA and the possible inclusion of SALW as a separate reporting category. Seven states-Colombia, Israel, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Singapore and Switzerland-submitted views during 2010.