The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) Women's Network was formed in 2001 as a women’s caucus at IANSA events and now links members in countries ranging from Fiji to Senegal, Argentina to South Africa, Canada to Sudan. 

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Mobilise, Organise and Resist Gun Violence … wherever it occurs

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The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is the global movement against gun violence — a network of 250 civil society organisations working in over 90 countries to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons.

 

IANSA Women's Network works to:

• Stop gun violence against women in the home, on the streets or on the battlefield;

• Involve women fully in peacemaking, peace building and disarmament;

• Ensure that women’s interests are served by policies on guns;

• Reduce military spending;

• Break the link between violence and masculinity;

• Prevent gun violence around the world.

 

Together, we produce information materials, advocate for new policies, and engage with civil society, governments and international organisations.