Highlights
New map: Illicit Possession, Transfers, and Use of Man-portable Air Defense Systems
New Briefing Paper: Assessing Global Armed Violence Datasets for Gender Relevance
New HSBA Report: Conflict Dynamics in and around Sudan's Blue Nile State, 2015–19
New Briefing Paper: The West Africa–Sahel Connection
New Report: Trade Update 2019: Transfers, Transparency, and South-east Asia Spotlight
Events
Making the Difference in Peacebuilding, Security and Development: Results-Based Management (RBM) and Beyond, 2020
COURSE
Making the Difference in Peacebuilding, Security and Development: Results-Based Management (RBM) and Beyond, 2020
7–10 July 2020
Policy-makers and practitioners in the fields of peacebuilding, security and development still lack critical skills in results-based management (RBM) and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL). This course, now in its 10th year, provides skills development in these disciplines, with results-based approaches and theories of change, as well as the implementation of monitoring and evaluation.
Small Arms Survey side events at 1st CSP6 Informal Preparatory Meeting
SIDE EVENTS
Small Arms Survey side events at First CSP6 Informal Preparatory Meeting, 2020
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 13.30–14.40: Lessons Learned from Supporting the Implementation of Article 5 of the ATT
Wednesday 5 February,13.30–15.00: Gender-Relevant Violence Data for Implementing ATT Articles 6 and 7
Thursday 6 February 2020, 13.15–14.45: Assessing ATT Transparency: State of Affairs and Ways Forward
Libya: Current Challenges and Future Possibilities
Public event
20 November 2019
To better understand the ongoing conflict dynamics, the transformative nature and landscape of armed groups, and the future possibilities for Libya and the Libyans, the Small Arms Survey is bringing together three of its internationally-recognized experts to reflect on and analyse the current challenges that Libya faces, and how to potentially overcome them.
Small Arms Survey at Geneva Peace Week 2019
GENEVA PEACE WEEK EVENT
Gendering Small Arms Control for Peace: North Africa and Sahel Perspectives
5 November 2019
The role of women in controlling small arms and light weapons in North Africa and the Sahel–Sahara region is vital. By bringing together women who have worked on small arms control for a regional organization, a national institution, and a local initiative to share their experiences, the Small Arms Survey—supported by Canada and the Netherlands—aims to reflect on successes and challenges, all the while drawing lessons to inform future policies.
Small Arms Survey side events at First Committee 2019
SIDE EVENTS
Small Arms Survey side events at First Committee 2019
21 October 2019: Silencing the guns: Mapping illicit small arms flows in Africa and the role of peace operations
25 October 2019: Gender-responsive small arms control: From guidance to implementation
HSBA Briefing on South Sudan
BRIEFING
HSBA briefing on South Sudan
23 September 2019
The Small Arms Survey's Human Security Baseline Assessment for Sudan and South Sudan (HSBA) project will hold a briefing on South Sudan at the Stimson Center in Washington D.C. The briefing will take place at 1pm on 23 September.
Hackathon on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to support firearm-related research
WORKSHOP
Hackathon on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to support firearm-related research
6–7 September 2019
AMSTERDAM—Data experts from FD Mediagroep and the Small Arms Survey will hold a hackathon in Amsterdam from 6 to 7 September 2019.
Small Arms Survey side events at CSP5
The Small Arms Survey is holding two side events at the Fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva.
- Wednesday 28 August 2019: Preventing diversion throughout the life-cycle
- Thursday 29 August 2019: Gender Lens for Arms Control Support and Sustainability
Making the Difference in Peacebuilding, Security and Development: Results-Based Management (RBM) and Beyond, 2019
COURSE
Making the Difference in Peacebuilding, Security and Development: Results-Based Management (RBM) and Beyond, 2019
9-12 July 2019
Policy-makers and practitioners in the fields of peacebuilding, security and development still lack critical skills in results-based management (RBM) and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL). This course, now in its 9th year, provides skills development in these disciplines, with results-based approaches and theories of change, as well as the implementation of monitoring and evaluation.
Small Arms Survey events at Geneva Peace Week
EVENTS
Geneva Peace Week, 5-9 November 2018
The Small Arms Survey is holding two events at Geneva Peace Week, and co-organizing a workshop with the Maison de la Paix Gender and Diversity Hub.
Small Arms Survey First Committee side event
SIDE EVENT ROUNDTABLE
First Committee, 25 October 2018, New York
The Small Arms Survey is holding a side event roundtable at First Committee in New York.
Small Arms Survey side events at CSP4
SIDE EVENTS
CSP4, 20-24 August 2018, Tokyo, Japan
The Small Arms Survey is holding two side events at the Fourth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Tokyo, Japan.
The Geneva Dialogues: Disarmament that Saves Lives
EVENT
15 August 2018, 17:00-19:00 / Auditorium 2 (Pétale 2), Maison de la Paix, Geneva
‘Disarmament that saves lives’ is the second in a four-part event series organized to move forward on the Secretary-General’s Disarmament Agenda Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament.
The Geneva Dialogues on Securing our Common Future: Taking forward the UN Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament
EVENT SERIES
The Geneva Dialogues on Securing our Common Future: Taking forward the UN Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament
On 24 May 2018, the United Nations released Secretary-General António Guterres’s Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament in a major policy speech at the University of Geneva.
The Survey has joined a range of Geneva-based institutions to organize a series of events to engage with policymakers, researchers and practitioners to take forward the SG’s Agenda for Disarmament and build new momentum for comprehensive and integrated disarmament.
Small Arms Survey side events at the Third Review Conference of the UN Small Arms Programme of Action
SIDE EVENTS
18–22 June 2018
UN Headquarters, New York
The Small Arms Survey is organizing the following side events at RevCon3:
- Monday 18 June: How many firearms are there in the world? Global numbers on arms holdings: Small Arms Survey update
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Tuesday 19 June: Paving the way to RevCon3 and beyond
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Thursday 21 June: Monitoring SDG 16: Arms flows and violent deaths in North Africa and the Sahel
- Friday 22 June: Legal loopholes and terrorism: Converted firearms in Europe and beyond
Results-based Management (RBM) for Peacebuilding, Security and Development
COURSE
3–6 July 2018
Geneva, Switzerland
Policy-makers and practitioners in the field of peacebuilding, security and development still lack critical skills in RBM. This four-day workshop, now in its 8th edition, provides a thorough grounding in the discipline, covering programme cycle planning, theories of change, results-based approaches as well as the practical implementation of monitoring and evaluation processes using simulations and field-based case studies.
EAPTC 2018
MEETING
22–24 May 2018
Geneva, Switzerland
On 22-24 May 2018, more than one hundred high-level trainers, strategic thinkers and other leading experts on peacekeeping and peace operations, from Europe and beyond, will gather at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva.
Introducing a new report on global violent deaths
Peace is one of the five areas of critical importance for humanity in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. Sustainable development Goal 16 commits states to ‘promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective and accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Bullets & Borders
Transnational Armed Groups and Violence in the Sahara-Sahel Region
Transnational illicit arms traffickers take advantage of ungoverned spaces and insecure borders in the understudied Sahara-Sahel region, which has a significant impact on armed violence dynamics in states like Chad, Libya, and Niger.
First Committee side event: 'Arms Control 2.0'
FIRST COMMITTEE SIDE EVENT, 'ARMS CONTROL 2.0: OPERATIONALIZING SDG TARGET 16.4'
Monday, 23 October 2017, 1.15–2.45pm
Conference Room 9, United Nations Headquarters
New York City
The side event 'Arms Control 2.0: Operationalizing SDG Target 16.4’ will see the launch of a new Small Arms Survey Briefing Paper on the SDGs and the Programme of Action, as well as a discussion on how the implementation of international arms control instruments supports the aim of reducing illicit arms flows in line with SDG Target 16.4.
Transparency and Reporting
CSP3 SIDE EVENT
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 1–3pm
Room 4, Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG)
17 rue de Varembé, Geneva
The side event 'Transparency and Reporting’ will present the key findings of the Small Arms Survey Trade Update 2017: Out of the Shadows (including the 2017 edition of the Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer) and the ATT-BAP report Reporting in Review: Examining ATT Reporting Experiences. It will also provide an opportunity for the co-chairs of the working group on transparency and reporting to provide some thoughts on next steps for ATT transparency and reporting.
Second Meeting of the Arms Transfers Dialogue
SECOND MEETING OF THE ARMS TRANSFERS DIALOGUE
30 May 2017, 13.15-14.45
Geneva, Switzerland
Promoting a Multifaceted Approach to Addressing Illicit Arms Flows: Exploring Synergies between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), and other relevant Multilateral Instruments
Results-based Management (RBM) for Peacebuilding, Security and Development
COURSE
3–7 July 2017
Geneva, Switzerland
Policy-makers and practitioners in the field of peacebuilding, security and development still lack critical skills in RBM. This five-day workshop, now in its 7th edition, provides a thorough grounding in the discipline, covering programme cycle planning, theories of change, results-based approaches as well as the practical implementation of monitoring and evaluation processes using simulations and field-based case studies.
Weapons and ammunition identification
WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS
9–10 February 2017
Nairobi, Kenya
The objective of this workshop is to expand and improve reporting on weapons and ammunition.
Measuring conflict deaths in support to Agenda 2030
PUBLIC EVENT
Thursday, 17 November 2016 - 18:00-19:00
Venue: Room S9, Maison de la Paix,
Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, Geneva
The objective of this event is to discuss the strengths and challenges of developing an indicator on conflict-related deaths to monitor peaceful and inclusive societies.
