In 2014 the ICRC co-organized with Burundi's national small arms commission a workshop in Bujumbura to sensitize the pertinent authorities and other parties concerned to the need to accelerate ratification of the Kinshasa Convention and the Arms Trade Treaty. Representatives from the presidency/ parliament/ civil society/ and the armed/security forces discussed what had to be done to ratify such treaties. The authorities took steps to address the issue of illegal small arms more effectively: internal regulations and follow-up commissions were established, which bolstered the national small arms commission’s capacities. Government officials and members of civil society also learned more about mitigating risks and managing disasters related to explosives and ammunition at a workshop, to which the ICRC contributed its expertise.