National Action Plans on the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 are key strategic, policy – and often also practical – tools for implementing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda. As such, they present relevant opportunities to advance gender-responsive arms control and disarmament.
UNIDIR, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN Women Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Government of Canada are co-organizing a regional course on integrating firearms control into WPS National Action Plans, with a focus on Caribbean perspectives.
The event will include interactive discussions and simulations of drafting processes. It aims to:
- Raise awareness of the use and impact of firearms from a gender perspective, including their differentiated effects on women, men, youth, boys and girls.
- Examine the convergence between the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap, and the WPS agenda, identifying entry points for integrating firearms control frameworks into the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the subregion.
- Identify and test practical options to operationalize UNIDIR research on how to integrate arms control and disarmament measures into National Action Plans on UNSCR 1325.
- Strengthen networks, fostering knowledge exchange and cooperation among WPS focal points in the Caribbean, in alignment with the Firearms Roadmap.
Participants
The regional course is by-invitation only.
Further information
For any questions, please contact gender-unidir@un.org.
In partnership with
