Work areas

The problem of small arms proliferation is multidimensional– that is why such a broad array of organisations around the world are so concerned about it. On this page you will find the latest news and resources on some of the hot topics for groups working against small arms and light weapons.

Latest news

Eastern Africa: Training of National Focal Points on the gender dimension of small arms
National gun laws, Regional Cooperation, UN Small Arms Process, Women, gender and guns

IANSA women at EASSI in Uganda are holding their third training on the gender dimension of small arms with funding from the European Union through the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA). EASSI is a lead regional civil society organisation advocating gender mainstreaming in small arms control.

Colombia: Civil society report on UN Security Council Resolution 1325
Women, gender and guns

In Colombia, the Red Nacional de Mujeres, a member of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders has launched ‘Security Council Resolution 1325: Civil Society Monitoring Report (2011)’.

Small Arms Survey report on Cote d’Ivoire
Regional Cooperation, UN Small Arms Process

The Small Arms Survey has published “A National Survey of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Côte d’Ivoire: Arms Control and Armed Violence Prevention before the Post-electoral Crisis” in cooperation with the National Commission on Small Arms in Cote d’Ivoire, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Small Arms Control Programme (ECOSAP), and UNDP.

New report from Oxfam highlights irresponsible arms transfers
International trade controls

More than $2.2bn worth of arms and ammunition have been imported since 2000 to countries operating under arms embargoes, according to the new report “The Devil is in the Detail”  by Oxfam International.

India: IANSA member launches new website
Survivors, Women, gender and guns

The Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network has launched a new website to highlight its work in the northeast region of India ‘lifting women above the trauma and agony faced in armed conflict by helping them to find ways to heal the scars that decades of violence have caused to the community’. Visit the website at: http://www.womensurvivorsnetwork.org/

Latest resources

MGE 2011 - Side event - Applying the Mark: A meeting on the practicalities of marking firearms and ammunition
Marking and tracing, UN Small Arms Process

A summary report of the side event 'Applying the Mark: A meeting on the practicalities of marking firearms and ammunition' held on 9 May 2011.

MGE 2011 - Side event - Draft International Standards on Marking, Record-keeping and Tracing of SALW
Marking and tracing, UN Small Arms Process

A summary report of the side event 'Draft International Standards on Marking, Record-keeping and Tracing of SALW' held on 9 May 2011.

MGE 2011 - Summary Report: Plenary Session: Afternoon - 9 May 2011
Marking and tracing, UN Small Arms Process

A summary report of the main points of the afternoon session on Monday 9 May at the Open-Ended Meeting of Governmental Experts, 9-13 May 2011.

MGE 2011 - Summary Report: Plenary Session: Morning - 9 May 2011
Marking and tracing, UN Small Arms Process

A summary report of the main points of the opening session on Monday 9 May at the Open-Ended Meeting of Governmental Experts, 9-13 May 2011.

Report on US Firearms Trafficking to Mexico
International trade controls

The Woodrow Wilson Center has released an update on their 2010 report  “U.S. Firearms Trafficking to Mexico: New Data and Insights Illuminate Key Trends and Challenges”.