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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

Honduras to Give Seized Guns to Security Forces
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Ballistic Network Shrinks as US Police Don't Bother Tracing Crime Guns
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Nigeria Charges Russian 'Gun Dealers' for Smuggling
Fifteen Russian sailors have been charged in a court in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, with illegally...
Swedish Tabloid Guilty of Buying Illegal Gun For Article on Guns
The editor of Swedish tabloid Expressen and two journalists are guilty of gun crimes, a Swedish...
Gun Crime Falls in South Africa After Tougher Laws Introduced
The arrest of Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius following the shooting of his...

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The Walloon regional government in Belgium ignored federal government fears about human rights violations before exporting arms to Libya, according to a report.

South East Europe: First Regional Report on Arms Exports
08 Jan 2010

A report on arms exports in South East Europe has been published by SEESAC (South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons) and UNDP.

Celebratory gunfire claims victims around the world
08 Jan 2010

The 2009-10 New Year holiday period was marred by deaths around the world from celebratory gunfire.<--break->

Trinidad & Tobago: Gangs, Guns and Governance
08 Jan 2010

A report into gang violence in Trinidad and Tobago published by the Small Arms Survey has noted a 1000-per cent increase in gun-related homicide over the last decade.

El Salvador’s Ministry of Health calls for a small arms ban
08 Jan 2010

The Deputy Minister of Health in El Salvador has asked the National Congress to ban civilian ownership and carrying of guns. The Minister said 80% of hospital patients were admitted with firearm injuries.