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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).

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Philippines Roundtable on Women Peace and Security
22 Jul 2010

Jasmin Nario-Galace of the IANSA Women’s Network and Sulong CARHRIHL, facilitated and led a roundtable discussion on ‘Women, Peace, and Security in Colombia and the Philippines’ on 10 July.

Week of action on disarmament in Colombia
22 Jul 2010

“Because we care about your life, say no to violence, say no to arms” was the slogan of the Second Week of Action on Disarmament in Medellin, Colombia on 10-17 July.

Uganda: Workshop on UN SCR 1325
15 Jul 2010

In this 10th anniversary year of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and to mark the beginning of the African Women’s Decade, IANSA Women in East Africa called for stronger support and commitment from their governments.

ATT PrepCom
15 Jul 2010

Negotiations on an ATT are underway at UN Headquarters in New York.

UNODC action plan on Haiti
15 Jul 2010

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded a joint action plan developed by the Caribbean Community of States (CARICOM) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to combat the problem of organised transnational crime and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Haiti.