Mark Downes

Mark Downes is the Director of the Small Arms Survey. The Survey manages a number of global databases on Global Violent Deaths, and Global Firearm Holdings and Unplanned Explosions at Munition Sites, and has worked extensively on the between armed violence and public health, most recently through its partnership with health and law enforcement institutions in the Caribbean. The Survey promotes inclusive, gender-sensitive policymaking for small arms control at global, regional, and national levels. Mark has extensive experience in armed violence, security sector reform, and development. He has previously served as Deputy Director at the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), as a member of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) secretariat and with the Law Enforcement Department of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Mark holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Limerick, Ireland.