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Second Review Conference of the UNPoA

The Second Review Conference for the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (UNPoA), is about to commence at the UN Headquarters in New York, 27th - 7th August, 2012.

Joint Policy Paper on Gender and the Arms Trade Treaty

Four international organisations and networks - Amnesty International, the IANSA Women's Network, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and Religions for Peace - have united to support the inclusion of a gender criterion in the ATT. 

United Nations: Dedicated Arms Trade Treaty website now live

The dedicated United Nations website on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) negotiations went live on 7 June: www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/. This website serves as the primary information platform regarding the historic United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will take place in New York from 2 to 27 July.

Accreditation and registration for UNPoA Review Conference now open

Accreditation and registration for the Review Conference on the PoA are now open. The Aide Mémoire for NGOs is available below.

IANSA UN Bulletin - April 2012

This special edition of the IANSA UN Bulletin features summaries from sessions and side events during the Fourth session of the ATT Preparatory Committee (13-17 February 2012) and the Preparatory Committee for the Second PoA Review Conference (19-23 March 2012).

News from gunpolicy.org

Opinion: Appearances To The Contrary, Gun Control Not Dead in the US
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US Govt Moves to Stop Spread of 3D Gun Plans Online
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Dominica Man Jailed for Smuggling Guns from US to Virgin Islands
HOUSTON — A man with ties to the Caribbean has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sending...
Gun Dealers in South Africa Investigated Over Possible Law Breaches
JOHANNESBURG - An independent probe has been commissioned into alleged unscrupulous practices among...
Iranian Jailed for Illegal Arms Importation into Nigeria
Justice Okechukwu Okeke of the Federal High Court in Lagos monday sentenced an Iranian national,...

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Disarmament in DRC
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Disarmament in DRC
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The District Commissioner of Ituri, D.R. Congo launched a disarmament project funded by UNDP on 23 August.

New AI report on Yemen
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