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Summaries from the Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory Committee 13-17 February 2012

This week, UN member states are gathering in New York for the fourth session of preparatory committee (PrepCom) meetings on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

New IANSA Womens Network position paper on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

The IANSA Women's Network has released its latest position paper, ‘The Arms Trade Treaty: An Important Opportunity to Prevent Gender Based Violence at Gunpoint’

IANSA Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) National Training, Papua New Guinea - Participant Blog

From 28 November – 01 December 2011, IANSA is holding a national training on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 13 people will be taking part in the training, and reporting on what they have discussed on this blog.

Women, Gender and Gun Violence in the Middle East

Written by IANSA Woman Rebecca Gerome, this report presents the main findings of an assessment conducted in Lebanon, Jordan and Occupied Palestinian Territory from January to May 2011

Why Women? Effective engagement for small arms control

This new publication from the IANSA Women's Network aims to show why it is important to include women in small arms control and disarmament initiatives

News from gunpolicy.org

Major Gun Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Belgium [Francais]
[Translated summary: 248 firearms, more than 30,000 ammunition of all calibres and other weapons...
Russia Faces a Growing International Outcry over Its Arms Sales to Syria
MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Russia faces a growing international outcry over its arms sales to Syria but shows...
Guns More Common in America Than in Much of Asia, Africa - LA Times
Guns are the new bling in India, as Mark Magnier reports for The Times. Rising income, rising crime...
Canada Long-gun Registry Debate Over, But Gun Control Debate Heating Up
Firearm lobbyists say the battle over the gun registry may be over, but the gun control debate is...
Gun Culture Spreads in India: 40 Million Guns Second Only to USA
CHANDIGARH, India — Vikramjit Singh stands in the parking lot of a posh club in Chandigarh...

Latest - Campaigns and News

New report on monitoring and reporting practices in global arms transfers
16 Feb 2012

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).

Mapping the small arms trade
16 Feb 2012

The Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers (NISAT) have updated their ‘Arms Trade Mapper’, an online tool for visualising data on the global trade in small arms. It provides the option to view trade between countries, and individual profiles for each country

Proposed state law to register handguns in Illinois
16 Feb 2012

The Mayor of Chicago, US, Rahm Emanuel, has proposed a law that will require handgun owners all over the state of Illinois to register their weapons. Currently only the city of Chicago requires handguns to be registered.

UN: IANSA at the 4th Preparatory Committee on the ATT
16 Feb 2012

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.

UK: Former IANSA Board member and gun control campaigner Mick North calls for a strong Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
16 Feb 2012

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.

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