fore encouraged governments to recog- term ‘meaningful’ to references to partic- nize and address the negative effects of ipation and referred to the ‘differential excessive spending on arms, especially impact of the illicit trade in small arms Small arms in the those whose use is indiscriminate or and light weapons on women, men, girls particularly injurious, and to combat and boys’ (UNGA, 2022b,. [...] The conference also seriously inhibits women’s ability to meaningful participation in efforts to encouraged states to support research to enjoy rights and freedoms on a basis combat and eradicate the illicit transfer better understand the gendered impact of equality with men’ (UN CEDAW, 1992, and misuse of small arms and light weap- of armed violence in the ATT context and para. [...] In terms of the prevention of conflict Participation Equal participation of women and gender equality in peace and and GBV, several NAPs mentioned the security decision-making processes at all levels problems caused by the circulation of Protection Protection of women and girls from all forms of sexual and GBV, and small arms. [...] Rather, the focus many of the specific provisions related was more often on the need to include and synergies to the involvement of women in national gender perspectives in the work of the While many small arms control NAPs bodies on arms control, disarmament, security sector and national small arms refer to gender, few refer specifically to and arms proliferation.17 The NAPs of commissions (Liber. [...] Given that the WPS Agenda are not knowledgeable about the ATT’s ons and male gender roles, as well as the calls for troop- and police-contributing role in the protection of women’s human importance of improving the security of countries to increase the proportion of rights, or they are well informed and have women and girls in relation to the traffick- women military and police that member decided.
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