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Eighth Biennial Meeting of States on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (BMS8)

March 17, 2022.

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The Eighth Biennial Meeting of States (BMS8) to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) was convened at the United Nations in New York City from 27 June to 1 July 2022.

BMS8 took place in the consecutive year of BMS7, as BMS7 was postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BMS8 took place in person as the United Nations Headquarters has reopened to representatives of civil society organisations (access to the United Nations headquarters remains contingent to compliance with COVID-19 related measures).

IANSA is the official coordinator of civil society participation in BMS8 2022.

For more documents and information related to BMS8 2022, visit the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs website here.

List of non-governmental organisations accredited to the BMS8

BMS8 Draft Outcome Document (2022/07/01)

Non-state sponsored side events to BMS8 calendar

UNGA BMS8 Final Report

IANSA BMS8 daily briefing: Day 1

IANSA BMS8 daily briefing: Day 2

IANSA BMS8 daily briefing: Day 3

IANSA BMS8 daily briefing: Day 4

IANSA BMS8 daily briefing: Day 5

Aide Memoire for Non-Governmental Organizations for BMS8 2022

Aide memoire pour organisations non gouvernementales

Recordatorio para Organizaciones no gubernamentales

BMS8 2022 Provisional agenda

Report of the Secretary-General: Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them

Small arms and light weapons: Why strict controls are urgently needed (May 2022)

Ten Goals to Prevent Diversion of Small Arms and Light Weapons (May 2022)

Small Arms and Light Weapons Proliferation and Violence: Estimating its Scale and Forms (June 2022)

Six Key Issues for the Eighth Biennial Meeting of States (BMS8) on the UN Programme of Action (June 2022)

Civil society participation in firearms collection and destruction in non-conflict scenarios (June 2022)

Children shooting children (June 2022)

BMS8 social media graphics (ENG)

BMS8 social media graphics (FRA)

BMS8 social media graphics (ESP)

International Action Network on Small Arms

Nonviolence International Southeast Asia

Disarmament and Arms Control South Africa

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)

Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD)

Cameroon Youth and Students Forum for Peace (CAMYOSFOP)

IANSA Youth Network statement

Vision-GRAM International

Fundación Arias para la Paz y el Progreso Humano

Tech 4 Tracing

Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Fondation pour l'étude des relations internationales et du développement - Small Arms Survey

Mines Action Group

Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights

Eighth Biennial Meeting of States on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (BMS8)

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