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

UN: Diplomats agree to conclude Arms Trade Treaty at final negotiations set for March in 2013

On 7th November, members States of United Nations at the 67th session of UN General Assembly First committee, voted the Resolution L11 on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York at UN Headquarter. 157 voted in favour, 18 abstentions and Zero vote against. The Resolution mandates Conference on ATT to be held in March 2013. The ATT Resolution was initiated by a group of co-authors including Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan, Kenya and United Kingdom.

67th Session of the UN General Assembly’s First Committee Begins 8th October

The 67th Session of the GA’s First Committee will begin on Monday 8th October at the UN Secretariat in New York.

UN Small Arms Conference Reaches Agreement on Final Afternoon

IANSA is pleased that the Second Review Conference of the UN Programme of Action (UNPoA) managed to reaffirm States’ commitments to address the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons (SALW).

Disarm Domestic Violence

16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.

An International campaign for the Elimination of Violence against Women is under way.

Israel: Newly proposed law threatens efforts to control small arms in security industry

In Israel, a newly proposed ‘Security Services Law’ threatens an existing, though un-enforced, clause of the Firearms Law that restricts security guards from taking their guns home. If the proposed law were implemented it would automatically allow security guards to take their guns home whilst off-duty.

Argentina: Guns used in more than half of all murders of women

Nearly 60% of women murdered in Argentina from 1997 to 2010 were killed with a gun, according to IANSA member Asociación para Políticas Públicas (APP).

The Arms Trade Treaty

Southern Sudan: Southern Sudan Action Network on Small Arms train officials on small arms

On 21 May, the Southern Sudan Action Network on Small Arms and IKV Pax Christi held a joint workshop for members of the state legislative assembly in Upper Nile State, Southern Sudan.

Canada: IANSA Women at Nobel Women conference on sexual violence

Sarah Mastersand other IANSA women participated in the conference of the Nobel Women's Initiative ‘Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict’ from 23-25 May 2011 in Quebec, Canada.

Jamaica: IANSA members at religious conference for peace

On 17-25 May, Florella Hazeley of the Sierra Leone Action Network on Small Arms (SLANSA) joined individuals and religious groups from all over the world at the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC), organised by the World Council of Churches in Kingston, Jamaica.

Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

UN DPKO statement on the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence 2011

As part of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) have issued the following statement:

Macedonia: CIVIL opens the week with midnight Slam Poetry event

In Macedonia, CIVIL launched the Week of Action with a Slam Poetry Event at midnight on Sunday 12 June.

UK: Amnesty International UK mobilising for the ATT campaign

Amnesty UK have launched a campaign to reengage its members in the Arms Trade Treaty process.

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