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.