Quick Guide to Small Arms Issues in “Securing Our Common Future” Secretary-General António Guterres Agenda for Disarmament (2019)

In May 2018, the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, called for renewed global efforts on disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons to enhance global peace and security. He set out his reasons in a new 87-page disarmament agenda called “Securing Our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament.”

The Secretary General’s Agenda is rooted in his belief that: “We are living in dangerous times. Protracted conflicts are causing unspeakable human suffering. Armed groups are proliferating, equipped with a vast array of weapons. Global military spending and competition in arms are increasing, and the tensions of the cold war have returned to a world that has grown more complex. In today’s multipolar environment, the mechanisms for contact and dialogue that once helped to defuse tensions between two super-powers have eroded and lost their relevance.”

The Agenda requires ‘decisive action’ on; disarmament to save humanity, disarmament that saves lives, disarmament for future generations, strengthening partnerships for disarmament.

IANSA has created a quick guide to small arms issues in “Securing Our Common Future” for members to understand and implement the Agenda, available below. Access the full Agenda here.