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Supporting gender mainstreamed policies, programs & actions in the fight against small arms trafficking/misuse
30 October 2020 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
FreeThe European Union & the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs present:
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
Register here: eventbrite.com/e/gender-mainstreaming-in-small-arms-control-in-line-with-the-wps-agenda-tickets-125967477115
The event presents initiatives in support of more effective, gender-responsive small arms control. Overview of opportunities and challenges to gender-responsive small arms control; In-country training programmes for national small arms commissions in Africa; Partnerships with parliamentarians, women’s organizations and the Women, Peace and Security community in Asia and the Pacific; Firearms investigations from a gender perspective & linkages between small arms legislation and the elimination of Violence against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean; Increasing engagement for a gendered approach to small arms control at the grass-root level.
This is a virtual, open event in the margins of the UN General Assembly’s First Committee and the UN Security Council debate on WPS.
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