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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

Unlicensed NZ Soldier in Court After Being Found Drunk with Loaded Gun
A soldier has admitted having a loaded rifle when he was drunk at home the day after his discharge...
Namibia Police Issued 15,000 Gun Licenses in Two Years
Police issued close to 15,000 licenses for guns to civilians in the past two years, according to...
Tasmania Police Deny Gun Registry Breach Claims After Thefts
An East Coast woman robbed of thousands of dollars worth of guns from her remote property soon...
Former Doyen of UK Gun Lobby Pleads Guilty to More Gunrunning
British arms dealer Gary Hyde has admitted helping smuggle illegal AK-47 magazines into the United...
Low Rates of Gun Homicide in Iceland Despite High Gun Ownership
Even though I grew up in New England, there was something novel about seeing an Icelandic blizzard...

Latest - Campaigns and News

US: Gun violence increases gender gap in life expectancy
02 Sep 2010

Gun violence in New York contributes to an increased gender gap in life expectancy, according to a report from the city’s health department.

Action in support of Canadian Gun Registry
02 Sep 2010

The Coalition for Gun Control in Canada is calling on Canadians to take action to save the national Gun Registry.

IANSA staff meet with UNODA in London
02 Sep 2010

Agnes Marcaillou, Chief of the Regional Disarmament Branch, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), visited the IANSA Secretariat in London this week and gave a briefing about the work of the regional disarmament offices.

Somalia: Hotel attack kills 35, including 8 MPs
26 Aug 2010

At least 35 people including 8 Members of Parliament were killed when insurgents stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia on 24 August.

No Women No Peace
26 Aug 2010

'No women, no peace' is a creative competition launched by Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS UK), an expert working group of peace and development NGOs, academics and grassroots peace builders which includes the IANSA Women's Network.