The August 2010 issue of Reaching Critical Will News includes information about follow up from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) that took place between 12–23 July 2010.
Advocacy and Campaigns
Members of the IANSA Women’s Network work are actively engaged in disarmament initiatives; ending gun violence in the home; awareness-raising about the problems of small arms availability and misuse; monitoring and evaluation of weapons disposal programmes, and in formulating long-term strategies to combat the global gun crisis.
This is a call for action on this year’s International Day of Peace on 21 September, an opportunity to reflect on our work to end gun violence and consider ways to peacefully resolve differences.
Le 21 septembre 2010 est la Journée internationale de la Paix est consacrée à une mobilisation mondiale en faveur d'un cessez-le-feu et de la non-violence. Elle marque l'opportunité de réfléchir sur les horreurs et les coûts de la guerre et sur les avantages qu'il y a à régler nos différends de manière pacifique.
We are delighted that IANSA is a co-convenor of this year’s Women PeaceMakers working conference “Precarious Progress: UN Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security” hosted by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) at the University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA from 29 September to 1 October 2010.
IANSA women followed discussions at the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Preparatory Committee and monitored for the inclusion of references of gender and/or issues of specific relevance to our work as IANSA women.
Les femmes d’IANSA ont suivi de discussions du Comité préparatoire du Traité sur le commerce des armes (TCA) et le monitoring des inclusions de références du genre et / ou des questions d'intérêt particulier pour notre travail entant que les femmes d’IANSA.
During this year’s Global Week of Action against Gun Violence, IANSA women in Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda held 1 day women-only trainings on gender and an ATT using training materials developed by IANSA and SweFOR.
Au cours de la Semaine mondiale d'action contre la violence armée de cette année, les femmes d’IANSA au Cameroun, Kenya, Libéria, Malawi, Afrique du Sud, l'Ouganda ont tenu 1 journée de formations pour femme uniquement sur le genre et un TCA en utilisant des matériaux de formation élaboré par IANSA et SweFOR.
From 12-23 July 2010 UN member states will gather in New York for preparatory committee (PrepCom) meetings on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Members of the IANSA Women’s Network attending the Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms (BMS) issued a statement urging States to take a systematic gender-inclusive approach in the implementation of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons In All Its Aspects (PoA).
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