Supporting gender mainstreamed policies, programmes and actions in the fight against small arms trafficking and misuse, in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Between 2019 and 2022 UNODA implements a global project 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 with funding from the European Union.

The project seeks to contribute to international peace, security, gender equality and sustainable development by enhancing the effectiveness of small arms control through the promotion of a gender-responsive framework and by promoting the equitable and meaningful participation of women in all arms control decision-making processes. The project supports the full and effective implementation of the Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons and contributes to the implementation of the WPS agenda, Goal 5 and 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament.

General Project Overview

IN-COUNTRY TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN EIGHTEEN COUNTRIES

AFRICA
2021
September
MaliGender equality at the heart of Mali’s fight against the proliferation of SALW
2021
May-June
CameroonNational Experts in Cameroon Propose Practical Ways to Integrate Gender Perspectives into Policies to Combat Small Arms Proliferation
2021
Democratic Republic of the CongoNew tool to track gender-responsive small arms control in the Democratic Republic of Congo [Phase II]
2020
UNREC kick-starts cooperation on gender and small arms control in DRC [Phase I]
2020
October
Central African RepublicUNREC’s In-Country Training Programme on Gender Mainstreaming Small Arms Control
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
2021
September-October
Papua New GuineaUNRCPD concludes webinar series on gender and small arms control in PNG
2021
July
CambodiaWebinar series on gender and small arms control
2021
July
LaosHybrid training on gender mainstreaming small arms control
2021
February
Timor-LesteIn-country training programme on gender-mainstreaming small arms control and Workshop on the establishment of a national coordinating mechanism on SALW and Programme of Action reporting

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
2020-2021
Argentina[September 2020] UNLIREC conducts first edition of its Specialized Course on Firearms Investigations from a Gender Perspective
[November 2020] UNLIREC and the Women’s Office of Argentina conduct a video conference titled “Firearms and Gender-Based Violence: Bridging the Gap”
[April 2021] UNLIREC delivers Specialized Course on Firearms Investigations from a Gender Perspective for officials from Argentina
[May 2021] UNLIREC delivers online seminar on ‘measures to prevent armed violence against women’ for institutions in Argentina
2020-2021
Costa Rica[September 2020] UNLIREC conducts Specialised Course on Firearms Investigations from a Gender Perspective, for Officials of the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica
[February 2021] UNLIREC holds webinar on “Measures preventing armed violence against women” for Costa Rican institutions
2020-2021
El Salvador[October 2020] Virtual seminar on “Measures for preventing armed violence against women”
[April 2021] UNLIREC delivers Specialized Course on Firearms Investigations from a Gender Perspective for officials from El Salvador
2020
Mexico[December] UNLIREC holds a virtual conference on “Firearms control to reduce violence against women”
2020
Peru[October] Webinar on “Measures for preventing armed violence against women”

PUBLICATIONS

PROMOTING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN SMALL ARMS CONTROL AND THE BROADER INTERNATIONAL POLICY AGENDA

2021
October 19
First Committee Side EventOutcomes of BMS7 and the way forward to BMS8 and beyond
2021
February 18
Webinar moderated by UNRCPD:Young people weigh what makes women crucial to disarmament
2020
November 25
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based ViolenceUNODA joins global efforts for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
2020
October 30
First Committee Side EventSupporting gender mainstreamed policies, programmes and actions in the fight against small arms trafficking and misuse, in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda
2020
October 1
Webinar moderated by UNRCPDGender stereotypes seen as a key obstacle in tackling small-arms challenges
2020
September 8
Webinar: Torino Forum for Sustaining PeaceSustaining peace through leveraging WPS, YPS and disarmament approaches
2019
October 25
First Committee Side EventGender-responsive small arms control: From guidance to implementation

REGIONAL INITIATIVES

Workshop for Pacific Island States on Gun Violence and Illicit Small-Arms Trafficking from a Gender Perspective

Suva, Fiji

12 – 15 November 2019

Regional Seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective

Kathmandu, Nepal

4 – 6 March 2020

Taking stock of the series of events on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective in Asia-Pacific

8 March 2021

Online training on PoA national reporting for government officials in Asia and the Pacific ahead of BMS7

28 May 2021

UNODA concludes training series on gender and small arms control for regional and sub-regional organizations

17 May – 8 June 2021

CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES

UNODA partners with the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). Here is some of their work.

OUR PROJECT PARTNERS

This project is funded by the European Union

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