Statement by the Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC) at the Fourth United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects and the International Tracing Instrument (RevCon4).
As representatives of the Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC), a diverse net-work of women peacebuilders, security officials, grassroots civil society and women’s rights groups, and disarmament experts, we stand before this esteemed assembly to bring your attention to the gendered impact of small arms proliferation and misuse, and how gender analysis and gender mainstreaming will improve implementation of the PoA. We are deeply concerned about the devastating role that small arms play in perpetuating violence against women and girls. The illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons is a critical global issue that intensifies violence against women and girls in both conflict and non-conflict settings. While this issue is pervasive globally, recent escalations of violence in various regions have particu-larly worsened the plight of women and girls.
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