Campaigns

On this page you will find information and news about IANSA Campaigns. Scroll down for a calendar of upcoming events.

UN Small Arms Process

Permanent representative of Jamaica to the UN looks forward to review of PoA

The Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the UN Raymond O. Wolfe celebrates the achievements of the UN Programme of Action on small arms (PoA) over the last 10 years and looks forward to the Review Conference on the PoA in an article published in the UN Chronicle.

Aide memoire for PoA Preparatory Committee

An aide memoire for non-governmental organisations for the Preparatory Committee of the 2012 Review Conference on the Programme of Action on small arms (PoA PrepCom) is now available online.

Parliamentary Forum statement on civilian possession of automatic and semi-automatic rifles

The Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons has issued a policy statement on civilian possession of automatic and semi-automatic rifles, adopted during their board meeting in New York on 23 October this year. It states that, “ Such kinds of weapons – which do not only relate to illegal trafficking, conflict zones or high levels of gun violence but have also been used to perpetrate massacres in countries including New Zealand, United Kingdom, Australia, United States and recently in Norway - should be banned from civilian possession”.

Disarm Domestic Violence

The 16 Days Tool Kit now available

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign will take place from 25 November to 10 December 2011.

2011 Global Study on Homocide UNODC

Firearms are behind rising murder rates in Central and South America, the Caribbean and Central and Southern Africa, according to the 2011 Global Study on Homicide by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Paraguay: Disarm Domestic Violence campaign gains ministerial support

IANSA women in Paraguay are campaigning for a comprehensive law to prevent, punish and eradicate violence against women and to include provisions to remove guns from perpetrators in cases of domestic violence.

The Arms Trade Treaty

UK: Former IANSA Board member and gun control campaigner Mick North calls for a strong Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Former IANSA Board member Dr Mick North, who lost his 5-year old daughter in the 1996 Dunblane primary school shooting, is calling on the UK government to support a strong ATT that can help prevent gun violence.

UN: IANSA at the 4th Preparatory Committee on the ATT

From 13–17 February, IANSA staff and members are in New York to follow the fourth Preparatory Committee on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT PrepCom) at UN headquarters in New York.

New report on monitoring and reporting practices in global arms transfers

The new report 'Transparency and accountability: monitoring and reporting methods under an Arms Trade Treaty' has been released by TransArms Research and the International Peace Information Service (IPIS).

Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

Announcing the dates for the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

The Global Week of Action against Gun Violence 2012 will take place from the 11-17 June. Every year, activists from all over the world join the Week of Action, demonstrating the strength of the global movement against gun violence.

New report from IANSA member in Burundi

Colonie des Pionniers de Développement (CPD), an IANSA member in Burundi, has published a new report outlining their activities in the second trimester of 2011.

Week of Action 2011 - Report from MAMAN, Sudan

The Human Security Initiative Organization (MAMAN) in Sudan, organised several events during the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence 2011, including a discussion forum on small arms and a moving theatre in the state of Khartoum.

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Upcoming events

March

08
International Women’s Day
19 - 23
PoA PrepCom
United Nations Headquarters, New York, US

April

07
World Health Day
12
Global Day of Action on Military Spending

May

15
International Day of Families