Workshop for South Asia on Gun Violence and Illicit Small-Arms Trafficking from a Gender Perspective

18/09/2018
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21/09/2018
Descripción de la actividad

As part of its regional project on women, peace and security (WPS), UNRCPD organized the “Workshop for South Asia on Gun Violence and Illicit Small-Arms Trafficking from a Gender Perspective”, from 18 to 21 September 2018 in Kathmandu. This was the project’s second Workshop, following the Workshop held two months earlier, in Bangkok, for Southeast Asian States. The Workshop brought together representatives of leading national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused on gender issues and women’s empowerment, as well as members of parliaments (MPs) interested in arms-control and women issues. This included delegates from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Also participating were UN officials, WPS trainers from the Women’s Network of the International Action Network on Small Arms, as well as international expert speakers, inter alia from the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Through applying a gender perspective, the Workshop aimed to strengthen control of illicit small arms and light weapons and empower women in the region to take part in such efforts. It further sought to sensitize decision making processes by taking into consideration the distinct impact of gun violence on women. Key Security Council and General Assembly resolutions on WPS and the concept of gun-free zones were explained, and relevant treaties and instruments such as the Arms Trade Treaty and the United Nations Programme of Action were promoted.

Descripción del Proyecto

As called for by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, the project seeks to further disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control objectives by strengthening the participation of women in the region in the combat against illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (SALW) mainly by: (i) enhancing understanding of the differentiated impact of gun violence on women and men; (ii) empowering NGOs focused on gender and women’s empowerment, and other women civil society leaders, to assume a greater role in SALW control efforts; and (iii) bringing them together with disarmament-engaged MPs for possible cooperation on this endeavour. Concretely, the efforts to combat illicit SALW trafficking will focus on national implementation of the UN Programme of Action on SALW (PoA), as well as the ratification of/accession to, and implementation of, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

Tipo de actividad
Sensitization and outreach
Enfoque de la Actividad
Gender based violence (GBV)
International instruments
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Socios
Nepal
Implementadores
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD)
Donantes
UN Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR)
Contacto

Contact person

Mr. Aleksander Micic

Organization

United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD)

Address

KSK Building, 4th Floor Ward No. 5, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

Website

www.unrcpd.org