Where we work
Uganda
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
- # Global Burden of Disease – interpersonal violence (rate per 100K)
- # – Karp total (civ+mil+LE) https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/database/global-firearms-holdings (see Annexes)
- # Global Peace Index https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-Peace-Index-2025-web.pdf
- # People (ACLED: Conflict Exposure Calculator for past 12 months, collected on 13/2/26)
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Benin
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Burkina Faso
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Cambodia
ArmsTracker used in the destruction of over 10,000 arms.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Cameroon
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Central African Republic
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Cote d-Ivoire
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
DRC
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Ecuador
Using ArmsTracker. Shield a future possibility.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
El Salvador
Providing ArmsTracker and working with partners on additional solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Fiji
Providing ArmsTracker. Past support with other solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
N/A
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Ghana
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Guatemala
Providing ArmsTracker and working with partners on additional solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Guinea
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Guinea-Bissau
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Honduras
Providing ArmsTracker and working with partners on additional solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Iraq
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Liberia
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Madagascar
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Niger
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Nigeria
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Palau
Provided ArmsTracker to comply with the Arms Trade Treaty.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
N/A
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Papua New Guinea
Providing Shield and ArmsTracker. Supporting partners to provide additional solutions.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Samoa
Providing ArmsTracker. Past support with other solutions. Our first installation in 2018.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
N/A
Peace Ranking 3
N/A
Conflict Exposure 4
Sierra Leone
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
South Sudan
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Sudan
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
The Gambia
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Togo
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Uganda
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
- # Global Burden of Disease – interpersonal violence (rate per 100K)
- # – Karp total (civ+mil+LE) https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/database/global-firearms-holdings (see Annexes)
- # Global Peace Index https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-Peace-Index-2025-web.pdf
- # People (ACLED: Conflict Exposure Calculator for past 12 months, collected on 13/2/26)
Benin
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Burkina Faso
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Cambodia
ArmsTracker used in the destruction of over 10,000 arms.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Cameroon
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Central African Republic
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Cote d-Ivoire
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
DRC
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Ecuador
Using ArmsTracker. Shield a future possibility.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
El Salvador
Providing ArmsTracker and working with partners on additional solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Fiji
Providing ArmsTracker. Past support with other solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
N/A
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Ghana
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Guatemala
Providing ArmsTracker and working with partners on additional solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Guinea
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Guinea-Bissau
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Honduras
Providing ArmsTracker and working with partners on additional solutions. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Iraq
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Liberia
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Madagascar
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Niger
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Nigeria
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Palau
Provided ArmsTracker to comply with the Arms Trade Treaty.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
N/A
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Papua New Guinea
Providing Shield and ArmsTracker. Supporting partners to provide additional solutions.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Samoa
Providing ArmsTracker. Past support with other solutions. Our first installation in 2018.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
N/A
Peace Ranking 3
N/A
Conflict Exposure 4
Sierra Leone
Providing ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
South Sudan
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Sudan
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
The Gambia
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Togo
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Uganda
Arranging provision of ArmsTracker. Shield possible in the future.
Violent death rate 1
Estimated Guns 2
Peace Ranking 3
Conflict Exposure 4
Where armed violence exists, our solutions can reach
CAVR’s solutions are practical, adaptable and designed to work anywhere – particularly in low-resource, remote and violence-affected settings. There is no complex infrastructure and no need to rely on high-cost complicated systems.
Armed violence impacts communities everywhere, from major cities to the most remote villages. Many of the most affected are those with fewest resources. Our Centre provides proven, scalable solutions that empower local people to lead change.
Country Case Study: Papua New Guinea
Deadly violence in PNG has escalated in recent years, particularly in the Highlands. It mostly takes the form of tribal wars, intimate partner violence, and urban gang violence. It results in deaths, injuries, property destruction, displacement and restricted access to basic needs like food, healthcare and education.
CAVR and its partners are developing and supporting a wide range of solutions to assist all affected communities and security agencies in PNG. This includes further developing Shield and ArmsTracker, as well as supporting ammunition tagging and armoury refurbishments to prevent leakage.