Resources tagged 'Small Arms and Light Weapons Controls'

This is the first factsheet in a series that identifies key synergies on important thematic topics found in international and regional instruments that address control measures on small arms and light weapons (SALW). This factsheet was created in collaboration with the International Peace Information Service – IPIS. The list of international and regional instruments that […]

IANSA is pleased to announce the release of our new publication: the Toolkit on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda. This resource has been developed to strengthen understanding of the vital connections between arms control and gender-responsive peace and security efforts. The toolkit explores how the WPS […]

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 79/54, a preparatory meeting of States on the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management will take place from 23 to 27 June 2025 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting aims to explore potential approaches and mechanisms for effectively implementing the Global Framework and to lay […]

On Friday 14 March 2025, the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) hosted an online training webinar titled: “Looking Back to Move Forward: Taking Stock of Asia-Pacific Civil Society Efforts to Address the Illicit Trade and Circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons.” The webinar brought together IANSA network members, civil society organizations, international […]

The webinar regional workshop titled “Complementarities and Synergies of International and Regional Treaties in Latin America,” held on December 12, 2024, was organized by IANSA in collaboration with the University for Peace of Costa Rica. The event was designed for representatives of IANSA member organizations and other professionals working on small arms control. It featured […]

IANSA hosted a hybrid workshop on small arms control implementation challenges, national and regional target setting, gender mainstreaming and youth involvement in small arms control in the African region. It also discussed synergies and complementarities between the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (UNPOA), the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and the […]

The issue of emerging technologies and the potential challenges they pose has been on the international small arms and light weapons (SALW) control agenda for over a decade, with first reports of successfully manufactured 3D polymer weapons dating back to 2011-2013.  Yet the international community’s steps towards addressing these challenges as well as exploring their […]

The objective of strengthening controls on the transfer of small arms and light weapons (SALW) is to ensure a more responsible trade, counter the illicit trade and prevent armed violence and conflict. To be effective SALW control is not limited to export control. Consignments of SALW as well as their ammunition, parts, and components, need […]

The proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) are evident in various ways at the global, regional, national, and local levels. In response, States and international organisations have launched several initiatives to tackle this issue. Principal among those initiatives is the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the […]

For over two decades, the international community has sought to address the wide-ranging adverse effects of the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW), and other conventional weapons.  This has resulted in several treaties and instruments created at the international level aimed at standardising global approaches to trade controls and national regulatory […]