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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

Senegal: IANSA member launches education campaign for ‘Children Peacemakers’
Children and armed violence

In Senegal, IANSA member MALAO is launching the second phase of the educational project “Children peacemakers” in the Casamance region, where an armed conflict has been on going for the past 30 years.

US: Paediatrics call for gun control to prevent injuries among children
Children and armed violence

Around 20,600 children are injured by a gun every year in the US, and more than 8,360 die as a result of their injuries, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Al Jazeera programme on arms transfers to Middle East and North Africa
International trade controls

The Al Jazeera programme ‘Arms trade: Business before human rights?’ presents the findings of a new report by Amnesty International’s on arms sales to the Middle East and North Africa.

Press release on French arms transfers
International trade controls

CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Oxfam France and Amnesty International France have issued a joint press release calling for more transparency about arms transfers

New 'SSANSA Quarterly' now out
Regional Cooperation, Women, gender and guns

A new issue of the ‘SSANSA Quarterly’, a magazine by the South Sudan Action Network on Small Arms (SSANSA), is now available.

Latest resources

Gender, Peace and Security Update from PRIO
Women, gender and guns
The first ‘Gender, Peace and Security Update (GPS)’ for 2012 from the Peace Research Institute Oslo, features PRIO researcher and Deputy Director Inger Skjelsbæk’s new book ‘The Psychology of War Rape: Studies from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the launch of the US Peace Research Endowment'.
NGO Presentations at the PoA PrepCom, 21 March 2012
UN Small Arms Process

Representatives of civil society spoke in the afternoon plenary session of the preparatory committee (PrepCom) for the 2012 Review Conference (RevCon) on 21 March 2012.

The importance of international cooperation and assistance to improve stockpile management in Africa
Stockpile management and security, UN Small Arms Process

This article was written by Félix Kokou Aklavon, member of the International Advisory Council (IAC) and the Togolese Action Network on Small Arms (RASALT) for the Small Arms Monitor during the preparatory committee for the 2012 Review Conference on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms (PoA).

The Arms Flyers: Commercial Aviation, Human Rights, and the Business of War and Arms
International trade controls

The report presents (Part I and Part II) a series of cases - from the 1980s to present - that illustrate and document the continuous involvement of aviation companies in the business of war, namely in the arms supply chains and also in covert operations, all of which have often resulted in consequent severe violations of human rights, from Nicaragua to Armenia, from D.R. Congo to Afghanistan and Rwanda.

What should the UN Programme of Action PrepCom 2012 Achieve?
UN Small Arms Process

The purpose of the PrepCom is to lay the groundwork for the RevCon, 27 August – 7 September 2012. The PrepCom is expected to produce a draft agenda for the RevCon i.e. which solutions to the problem of gun violence are open for discussion.