Considering that the illicit proliferation and circulation of and traffic in small arms impede development, constitute a threat to populations and to national and regional security and are a factor contributing to the destabilization of States,
考虑到小武器的非法扩散、流通和贩运阻碍发展，威胁各国人民和国家及区域安全，是造成国家不稳定的因素之一，