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IANSA Toolkit on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (September 2025)

IANSA Toolkit on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (September 2025)

The toolkit explores how the WPS agenda and SALW control intersect, offering concrete strategies to integrate these areas in policy, programming, and advocacy. It provides analysis of UN resolutions, national and regional action plans, and key policy frameworks, and illustrates how these can be leveraged to promote safer, more inclusive societies. Practical tools, examples, and recommendations are included to support civil society organizations, policymakers, and advocates in advancing implementation of WPS and SALW commitments.

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Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RevCon4)

Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RevCon4)

From June 18 to 28, 2024, the Fourth Review Conference (RevCon4) on the UN Progamme of Action on Small Arms took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. A Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) took place from February 12 to 16, 2024. RevCon4 offers an opportunity for civil society organizations to participate.

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Civil Society Perspectives on the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management (June 2025)

Civil Society Perspectives on the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management (June 2025)

Over the last two decades civil society organisations and many like-minded States have been especially concerned about the effective regulation of conventional ammunition from the licit market. This factsheet addresses the issue of conventional ammunition management and makes some recommendations for civil society organizations (CSOs) on how to engage with the Global Framework for through-life conventional ammunition management.

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Gender Inclusion in the Third and Fourth Review Conferences of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (December 2024)

IANSA has prepared a factsheet contrasting the gender inclusion in the Third and Fourth Review Conferences on the UN Progamme of Action on

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Key Aspects of Small Arms and Light Weapons Trade Controls under ECOWAS and Complimentary International Instruments (October 2024)

Since 1996 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has deliberated on the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons (SALW) as a

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The Future is Here: Recapping Technological Developments in Small Arms Control (October 2024)

The issue of emerging technologies and the potential challenges they pose has been on the international small arms and light weapons (SALW)

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