Resources / Publications

The proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) is a global problem that prolongs conflicts, facilitates violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and puts civilians at high risk of death or injury from weapons-related violence. Marking and tracing SALW and ammunition is key to addressing this proliferation. Most illicit small […]

This years Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence Campaign united members across the globe to make their voices heard! Check out how some IANSA members participated and facilitated activities in their communities. Thank you to everyone who participated!

The UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) is the key globally agreed and politically binding framework to counter the negative consequences of small arms and light weapons (SALW). The glaring gap in the PoA text is the absence […]

In preparation for BMS7, the IANSA has chosen to focus its analysis and advocacy on five key issues: 1. The need to include ammunition in the PoA; 2. Implementing and building on the gender outcomes agreed during the 2018 PoA Review Conference (RevCon3); 3. Preventing and combatting diversion (a stated focus area of BMS7); 4. […]

Domestic violence is one of the most prevalent form of gender based violence in Pakistan and particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to Pakistan Health and Demographic Survey report 2017–2018, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, 52% of women faced intimate partner violence, while in the Newly Merged Tribal Districts such violence was reported to be 66%. Guns […]

“Longing for Peace” was created for the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence 2021 Campaign. The video examines why gender matters if we want to reduce gun violence and live in peace. The video raises four main themes: 1. Gender equality; 2. Gender-based violence; 3. Gender mainstreaming in small arms and light weapons controls; […]

The purpose of this Call to Action is to set out the priorities of civil society organisations working towards enhancing gender mainstreaming and ensuring the full and effective participation of women in arms control and peace and security initiatives. This Call builds on the Call to Action issued by IANSA in 2018 prior to the […]

IANSA has created this colouring book with the goal of teaching children from a young age to be who they are, that they don’t have to live by these stereotypes and that they can be themselves. What it means to “be a man” is learned in childhood, boys are often told by others around them […]

This Youth are the Future paper highlights the importance of involving youth in disarmament affairs and gun control now as young people are the future. In this paper offers 10 different UN resources and developments for youth to get involved in to end gun violence for a better future, such as the UNODA Youth4Disarmament Initiative, […]

Children and youth are vulnerable and innocent victims of gun violence. This 10 Facts about Children, Youth and Armed Violence Factsheet highlights ways that children and youth are directly and indirectly affected psychologically, emotionally and physically by armed violence. There are so many reasons for small arms control and protecting children and youth is one […]