Since the beginning, UNRCPD has strengthened partnerships with regional organizations including ASEAN, PIF and SAARC to assist member States of those organizations address the threats posed by illicit SALW, work towards armed violence reduction, as well as improve disarmament outreach and advocacy. The focus of UNRCPD’s efforts to date, in the field of conventional arms, has centered on implementation of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and the passage and implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).