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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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December 2025)
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence builds on ongoing efforts to confront the dangerous intersection of gender-based violence (GBV) and gun violence. This year’s theme is “From Words to Action: 25 Years of Women, Peace and Security”. It calls for urgent and sustained action to end the deadly combination of firearms and GBV—whether in homes, on the streets, or in conflict zones—and to ensure that the commitments made under the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda are implemented.
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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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