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2023-12-15
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2023-12-15
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  1. “In resolution 2122 (2013), the Council calls for women’s full and meaningful participation at all levels of decision-making on arms control, and resolution 2242 (2015) encourages their participation in the design and implementation of such efforts. Yet our research shows that women still account for only a very small percentage of people working in technical roles involving weapons and ammunition management. And in most disarmament forums, including those related to small arms and light weapons, men largely outnumber women. Targeted efforts are needed to ensure women’s full and meaningful participation in international security and to change perceptions of whose expertise is recognized. In that regard, UNIDIR would like to commend Ecuador’s initiative regarding its invitations to today’s meeting.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  2. “In order to support evidence-based prevention strategies and responses to conflict-related sexual violence, the collection of data disaggregated by gender and age must be strengthened, and data on the weapons present during an incident should also be collected. Systematic data collection combining information about casualties and arms flows could support early warnings of conflict-related sexual violence and inform actions by the Council in areas such as sanctions and arms embargoes. Gender shapes the way that armed violence and the impact of weapons are experienced. It also influences access to decision-making in arms control.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  3. “Weapons are used by perpetrators to commit sexual crimes and threaten and coerce victims. The mere presence of a weapon is a visible threat, creating coercive circumstances that nullify any claim of alleged consent. The Secretary-General’s New Agenda for Peace recognizes that “Misogyny, offline and online, fuels gender- based and sexual violence in all parts of the world, but in conflict settings the added challenges of institutional weakness, impunity and the spread of arms predominantly borne by men massively aggravate the risks.” It is therefore crucial that United Nations peacekeeping operations, special political missions and entities consider arms-related risks and impacts in protection risk assessments and conflict-prevention activities.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  4. “A New Agenda for Peace provides a renewed impetus for increasing United Nations support to States seeking to strengthen through-life weapons and ammunition management as part of their broader efforts to deliver inclusive peace and security. The diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of small arms, light weapons and ammunition have significant gendered, age-related and context-specific negative impacts. Most weapon-related incidents are perpetrated by men; and men, especially young men, constitute most of the victims of armed violence. As for women and girls, they suffer disproportionately from specific forms of armed violence, including conflict-related sexual violence and sexual crimes. A recent UNIDIR study revealed that between 70 and 90 per cent of conflict-related sexual violence incidents involved small arms.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  5. “An area in which we see progress is United Nations support for national weapons and ammunition management baseline assessments and weapons and ammunition management benchmarking assessments in countries subject to United Nations embargoes. UNIDIR found that aligning national weapons and ammunition management policy and practices with States’ obligations and commitments under international and regional small arms and light weapons-control instruments helps to enhance national control. Now is an opportune moment to gather lessons learned on the use of weapons and ammunition management benchmarks for strengthening national weapons and ammunition management frameworks and capacities.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  6. “During this decade, UNIDIR has contributed towards the evolution of the United Nations comprehensive approach to weapons and ammunition management, and we welcome the inclusion of a new emphasis on weapons and ammunition management in the Secretary-General’s report on small arms (S/2023/823). UNIDIR’s recent research finds that United Nations peace operations and special political missions continue to face challenges in addressing arms-related risks. They need to be better equipped to monitor illicit arms flows and determine the source of small arms, light weapons, ammunition and explosives used to attack mission forces and convoys. The results of such analysis could be used by national authorities to act against those involved in illicit trade, thus ensuring accountability when civilians’ and peacekeepers’ lives are at stake.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  7. “New technologies and innovation in the production and transfer of small arms and light weapons contribute to their illicit proliferation and destabilizing accumulation around the globe, as evidenced by the ongoing research of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) into developments in craft production, 3D printing and the illicit conversion of blank-firing and deactivated weapons. The risks and impacts caused by illicit small arms and light weapons are multi-faceted, multidimensional and context specific. For the past 10 years, the Security Council has increasingly included provisions for weapons and ammunition management in mandates for United Nations peace operations and special political missions, as well as in resolutions relating to sanctions, including arms embargoes.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  8. “Ms. Aptel: It is a great honour to address the Security Council, and I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to Ecuador for this invitation. The diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition pose serious threats to international peace and security. Every year, at least a quarter of a million people are killed around the world by small arms and light weapons, as the High Representative just indicated. Since 2021, an increase in conflict-related deaths has contributed to a worrisome upwards trend, while small arms and light weapons were the second most prevalent cause of conflict-related civilian deaths.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source