July 29, 2022.
IANSA’s Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence took place from June 1 – 8, 2022. This year’s theme was “Let’s work together: strict gun controls are urgent!” As one of IANSA’s most impactful campaign-actions, it united members all over the world to end gun violence and foster collective action to enforce stricter arms controls.
As part of its three-year project with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) through contributions received from the European Union: “Civil society engagement in support of gender-mainstreamed policies, programmes and actions in the fight against small arms trafficking and misuse, in line with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda”, IANSA provided small stipends for local civil society activities on gender-mainstreaming small arms control. This includes events for the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence, among other campaign-actions led by IANSA. To commemorate the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence, IANSA supported member organisations in hosting events to raise awareness of the dangers of illicit gun violence.
This report highlights campaign activities organised by IANSA members and includes members’ engagement with community leaders, authority officials, and government officials to gain support for measures to reduce armed violence and implement strict firearms controls. It also includes an overview of social media participation online from members and supporters from around the globe.
We are grateful for the continued support of our network members!