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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

Over 2.6 Million Ammo Rounds Destroyed in Republic of Congo
More than 2.6 million rounds of unexploded ammunition have been neutralized by a non-governmental...
4,000 Air Guns Seized in Hong Kong, Cops Allege Illegal Modifications
Police have arrested 12 people and seized a quantity of air guns suspected of being illegally...
Record Number of Firearms Seized from Motorcycle Gangs in Finland
The number of firearms seized by police from motorcycle gangs classed as criminal groups has risen...
Study Shows Gun Ownership Doesn't Preserve Freedom, Democracy
After League City, Texas, became the first city in the state to pass a resolution effectively...
GE Capital Joins Cerberus in Cutting Ties to Gun Industry in US
NEW YORK — General Electric's finance arm is cutting ties with gun dealers, halting financing...

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UK: Arms trade campaigners acquitted
09 Jul 2010

In the UK seven activists were found not guilty of "conspiracy to create criminal damage" on grounds that their actions to prevent arms being used to commit war crimes overseas were justified.

Changes at the IANSA Secretariat
01 Jul 2010

After 4 incredible years with us, Mark Marge, IANSA’s UN Liaison Officer is moving on. We thank him for his commitment, dedication and contributions to the cause, and wish him well for the future.

Gabon: workshop of civil society organisations and ECCAS
01 Jul 2010

IANSA members in the Central Africa region have participated in a capacity building workshop in Libreville on 28-30 June, organised by the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) through the European Union Project in Support to Peace and Security Matters.

India: IANSA Woman awarded Sean MacBride Peace Prize for 2010
01 Jul 2010

IANSA woman Binalakshmi Nepram of the Manipuri Women Gun Survivors Network, and the Control Arms Foundation of India, has been awarded the Sean MacBride Peace Prize for 2010 by the International Peace Bureau (IPB).

Germany: Anti-weapons Action Group Petitions Parliament
01 Jul 2010

185,000 people signed a petition to ban large-caliber handguns in Germany.