2010: The Year the Second Amendment Dies?
Increasingly, it is understood that social and economic development can only take off if people feel safe in their communities. This concept brings together issues of disarmament and development in an exciting new way. The 2009 Secretary-General’s report:
The United Nations system, regional and subregional organizations, national and local governments, and civil society organizations have mobilized to prevent and reduce armed violence through evidence-based interventions, but responses need to be scaled up. Armed violence prevention and reduction efforts must be carefully designed, targeted and monitored. Programming options include interventions related to conflict prevention and peacebuilding, to interventions targeting demand and risk factors at the individual, relationship and societal levels.
The report places particular emphasis on tackling the risks and effects of armed violence and underdevelopment. This includes implementing existing conventions and agreements associated with armed violence and development; improving the effectiveness of armed violence prevention and reduction policies through investment in the production, analysis and use of evidence; strengthening capacities to diagnose, articulate strategies and implement programmes; developing measurable goals, targets and indicators for armed violence prevention and reduction; building partnerships among the United Nations system and with regional organizations, national authorities and civil society to ensure coherent policy and programming; increasing resources for armed violence prevention and reduction; and fostering greater international action.
V. Observations and recommendations
63. Tackling armed violence successfully requires coordinated responses that draw on different areas of expertise. Many Governments, civil society actors and United Nations entities are starting to work together to address risk factors and the negative effects of armed violence on development, but the international response is still somewhat fragmented. In bringing together donors, Governments of affected States and civil society, as well as in uniting core competencies and developing good practices, the United Nations system is well-positioned to help catalyse more coherent, comprehensive, coordinated and integrated initiatives, and to encourage targeted armed violence prevention and reduction policies and programmes at the international, national and local levels.
64. In order to be successful, policy responses must involve meaningful and legitimate local ownership, and full partnerships between Governments and civil society. They must also be integrated into regional and subregional approaches.
65. In order to be effective in its role as a convenor and catalyst, the United Nations system, as well as national and local governments and civil society, will need to scale up support to affected States in designing and implementing armed violence prevention and response strategies. The following recommendations are proposed:
(a) Strengthen the implementation of existing global conventions and agreements. There is a range of existing agreements that can contribute to the prevention and reduction of armed violence. United Nations agencies should support national Governments to uphold, implement and strengthen existing global and regional norms and measures, including relevant international and regional treaties, conventions and other instruments that contribute to the reduction and prevention of all forms of armed violence. These include the Firearms Protocol; the Programme of Action; the universal conventions and protocols against terrorism; the three conventions on narcotic drugs; the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the conventions on the rights of women and children; Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and security; and the 2005 World Summit Outcome document. There should also be a concerted effort to ensure that international norms and standards are reflected and implemented at the national and local levels through the adoption of national legislation and other domestic measures.
(b) Improve the effectiveness of armed violence prevention and reduction policies and programmes through investments in the production, analysis and use of evidence. Effective approaches to armed-violence prevention and reduction will require investments by national Governments and international organizations in high-quality data-gathering and analysis capacities. Comprehensive, reliable and timely information is critical for informed policymaking and programming, monitoring and evaluation, and the forecasting of future trends and needs. This will involve ongoing and baseline data collection and analysis, the regular transfer of knowledge and lessons learned and innovative approaches to bring evidence and analysis into the programming process. The most comprehensive picture of conflict, non-conflict and interpersonal armed violence is likely to be obtained from a combination of data drawn from the public health and criminal justice systems, combined with population-based surveys, civil society monitoring, as well as rich historical and cultural research. Routine monitoring and evaluation of armed violence prevention programmes will increase the range of evidence-based options to prevent armed violence available to national authorities, local authorities and civil society.
(c) Strengthen national and local capacities for armed violence prevention and reduction. States have the primary responsibility for preventing and reducing armed violence. Multilateral and bilateral agencies can support Governments of affected countries by strengthening national and local capacities to address armed violence, including capacities to collect reliable data on the scope and scale of armed violence and victimization, and on different risk and resilience factors. This could include the development of national armed violence prevention and reduction strategies, investments in national and local surveillance systems, establishment of effective criminal justice systems based upon the rule of law, including reinforcement of counter-terrorism and policing capacities, and support for programmes targeting specific risk factors and at-risk groups. International agencies and national Governments can also ensure that armed violence prevention and reduction practices are integrated into wider development strategies, such as United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, and other national and local plans. Local actors and in particular governments, community authorities (including local governments and community peace and security committees), research institutions and the media should be supported and strengthened in order to design, implement and measure the effectiveness of local strategies and interventions. Several United Nations stakeholders can be involved in these activities, including the three United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament.
(d) Develop measurable goals, targets and indicators for armed-violence prevention and reduction. A growing body of evidence demonstrates how armed violence hinders the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and, more generally, social, economic, political and human development. Yet armed violence reduction efforts are seldom incorporated into strategies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The Millennium Development Goal Review Process, starting in 2010, provides an opportunity to consider the reduction of armed violence as an important requisite to meeting the Millennium Development Goals, in particular through the development and endorsement of a set of goals, targets and indicators to achieve measurable reductions in armed violence and tangible improvements in human security. Developing measurable goals on armed violence towards 2015 will offer the opportunity to integrate security-related themes into the possible follow-up of the Millennium Development Goals (see S/2008/258).
First Committee of the UN General Assembly, 2009
Throughout October 2009, governments are attending the First Committee, which proposes and adopts resolutions on disarmament and international security. Their discussions include resolutions on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and small arms control. North American Members List is shown below. Contact information provided for your convenience.
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| Amnesty International – Canada 214 Montreal Road Ottawa Ontario K1L 1A4 CANADA Telephone: + 1 613 744 7667 Fax: + 1 613 746 2411 hhomes@amnesty.ca www.amnesty.ca |
Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC) 1, Rue Nicholas Street, #1216 Ottawa Ontario K1N 7B7 CANADA Telephone: +1 613 241 3446 Fax: +1 613 241 4846 cpcc@web.ca www.peacebuild.ca |
| Coalition for Gun Control 3300 Boulevard Rosemont Bureau 211 Montreal Quebec HIX 1K2 CANADA Telephone: +1 514 725 2021 Fax: +1 514 725 5926 cgc_montreal@compuserve.com www.guncontrol.ca |
Group of 78 145 Spruce Street, Suite 206 Ottawa Ontario K1R 6P1 CANADA Telephone: +1 230 0860 Fax: +1 563 0017 group78@web.ca www.hri.ca/partners/g78 |
| One Sky PO Box 3352 Smithers BC V0J 2NO CANADA Telephone: +1 250 877 6030 Fax: +1 250 877 6040 nikki@onesky.ca www.onesky.ca |
Oxfam Canada 300 – 294 Albert Street Ottawa Ontario K1P 6E6 CANADA Telephone: +1 613 237 5236 Fax: +1 613 237 0524 elizabethb@ott.oxfam.ca www.oxfam.ca |
| Physicians for Global Survival (PGS) 208-145 Spruce Street Ottawa Ontario K1R 6P1 CANADA Telephone: +1 613 233 1982 Fax: +1 613 223 9028 pgs@web.ca www.pgs.ca |
Project Ploughshares 57 Erb Street West Waterloo Ontario N2L 6C2 CANADA Telephone: +1 519 888 6541 Fax: +1 519 888 0018 lgriffiths@ploughshares.ca eregehr@ploughshares.ca www.ploughshares.ca |
| Small Arms Firearms Education Research Network (SAFER-Net) 3300 Boulevard Rosemont Bureau 211 Montreal Quebec HIX 1K2 CANADA Telephone: +1 416 979 5000 ext. 6740 Fax: +1 416 979 5249 wcukier@ryerson.ca www.ryerson.ca/SAFER-Net |
South Asia Partnership – Canada (SAP Canada) 1 Nicholas Street Suite 200 Ottawa Ontario K1N 7B7 CANADA Telephone: +1 613 241 1333 Fax: +1 613 241 1129 sap@sapcanada.org ffaisel@sapcanada.org www.sapcanada.org |
| David Jackman (individual) 95 Main Street Apt. 206 Ottawa Ontario K1S 1B8 CANADA Telephone: +1 613 237 8762 djackman@cyberus.ca |
Peggy Mason (individual) 2077 Kinburn Side Road RR#2 Kinburn Ontario K2A 2H0 CANADA Telephone: +1 613 832 9322 peggymason@bellnet.ca |
| Alan Simons (individual) 1 Kenwood Avenue, Suite 2, Toronto Ontario Canada M6C 2R6 Tel. (416) 473.0354 Skype: alansimons alansimons@rogers.com |
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| Adopt-A-Minefield, UNA-USA 801 Second Avenue New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 907 1314 Fax: +1 212 682 9185 mburke@unausa.org www.landmines.org |
Amnesty International – USA – Military, Security and Police Transfers Working Group 202 East Riverside Street Williamston MI 48895 USA Telephone: +1 202 544 0200 Fax: +1 202 546 7142 swaltz@umich.edu www.amnestyusa.org/arms_trade |
| Arms Trade Resource Center 66 Fifth Avenue 9th Floor New York NY 10011 USA Telephone: +1 212 229 5808 Fax: +1 212 229 5579 berrigaf@newschool.edu www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms |
Coalition To Stop Gun Violence – USA (CSGV) 1023 15th Street NW Suite 600 Washington DC 20005 USA Telephone: +1 202 408 0061 Fax: +1 202 408 0062 mikebeard@csgv.org www.csgv.org |
| Crime Gun Solutions LLC (CGS) 2214 West Greenleaf Drive Frederick Maryland 21702 USA Telephone: +1 301 631 2950 Fax: +1 301 631 2950 JJVinceCGS@aol.com |
Derechos Human Rights 46 Estabrook Street San Leandro California 94577 USA Phone: +1 510 483 4005 Fax: +1 603 372 9710 marga@derechos.org www.derechos.org |
| Economists Allied for Arms Reduction (ECAAR) 330 East 38th Street New York NY 10016 USA Telephone: +1 212 490 6494 Fax: +1 212 490 6494 lucywebster@ecaar.org www.ecaar.org |
Firearm Injury Center – Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee WI 53226 USA Telephone: +1 414 456 7676, +1 414 456 7670 Fax: +1 414 456 6472 hargart@mcw.edu rlwjd@mcw.edu www.mcw.edu/fic |
| Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies Hampshire College 893 West Street Northampton MA 01002 USA Telephone: +1 413 559 5563 Fax: +1 413 559 5620 mklare@hampshire.edu www.hampshire.edu |
Franciscans International 211 East 43rd Street. Room 1100 New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 490 4624 Fax: +1 866 283 0134 fdeacon@franciscansinternational.org |
| Global Action to Prevent War GAPW c/o LCNP 211 East 43rd Street New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 818 1861 Fax: +1 212 818 1857 coordinator@globalactionpw.org www.globalactionpw.org |
HELP Network 2300 Children’s Plaza #88 Chicago IL 60614 USA Telephone: +1 773 880 3826 Fax: +1 773 880 6615 contact@helpnetwork.org www.helpnetwork.org |
| Human Rights Watch – Arms Division – USA 1630 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 500 Washington DC 20009 USA Telephone: +1 202 612 4321 Fax: +1 202 612 4333 arms@hrw.org www.hrw.org |
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) 727 Massachusetts Avenue. 2nd floor Cambridge MA 02139 USA Telephone: +1 617 868 5050 ext 203 Fax: +1 617 868 2560 mvalenti@ippnw.org www.ippnw.org |
| Join Together Boston University School of Public Health 1 Appleton Street Boston MA 02116 USA Telephone: +1 617 437 1500 Fax: +1 617 437 9394 info@jointogether.org www.jointogether.org |
Legal Community Against Violence (LCAV) Firearms Law Center 268 Bush Street, Suite 555 San Francisco CA 94104 USA Telephone: +1 415 433 2062 Fax: +1 415 433 3357 www.firearmslawcenter.org |
| Maha Vajra Films 2811 Iroquois Road Wihnette IL 60091 USA Phone: +1 847 736 1954 jamiemurrayiii@hotmail.com |
Million Mom March / Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington DC 20005 USA Telephone: +1 202 289 7319 Fax: +1 202 408 1851 stopgunvio@aol.com www.stategunlaws.org www.gunlawsuits.org www.millionmommarch.org |
| Monterey Institute of International Studies – Program on Security & Development (SAND) 460 Pierce Street Monterey CA 93940 USA Telephone: +1 831 647 4142 Fax: +1 831 647 4199 elaurance@miis.edu www.cns.miis.edu |
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Telephone: +1 212-679-2345 Fax: +1 212-679-2484 nyagv@nyagv.org www.nyagv.org NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security |
| Oxfam America 1112 16th Street NW #600 Washington DC 20036 USA Telephone: +1 202 496 1304 Fax: +1 202 496 1190 jruthrauff@oxfamamerica.org www.oxfamamerica.org |
Oxfam International 355 Lexington Avenue, Third Floor New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 687 2091 Fax: +1 212 687 2092 nicola.reindorp@oxfaminternational.org www.oxfam.org |
| Program on Global Security & Disarmament 3140 Tydings Hall College Park MD 20742 USA Telephone: +1 301 405 4969 Fax: +1 301 405 8822 pgsd@gvpt.umd.edu merrigold@erols.com www.bsos.umd.edu/pgsd |
Quaker United Nations Office – New York (QUNO) 777 United Nations Plaza New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 682 2745, +1 212 682 8713 Fax: +1 212 983 0034 sclarke@afsc.org www.quno.org |
| Small Arms Working Group (SAWG) C/O CDI 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC 20036 USA Telephone: +1 202 797 5283 Fax: +1 202 462 4559 rstohl@cdi.org www.cdi.org |
Task Force for Child Survival & Development 750 Commerce Drive, Suite 400 Decatur Georgia 30030 USA Telephone: +1 404 687 5635 Fax: +1 404 371 1087 mrosenberg@taskforce.org www.taskforce.org |
| The Fund for Peace 1701 K Street NW, 11th Floor Washington DC 20006 USA Telephone: +1 202 223 7940 Fax: +1 202 223 7947 pbaker@fundforpeace.org www.fundforpeace.org |
Trauma Foundation San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco CA 94110 USA Telephone: +1 415 821 8209 Fax: +1 415 282 2563 www.traumaf.org/ |
| Veterans for Peace (VFP) 216 South Meramec Ave St. Louis MO 63105 |
Vivat International 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 706 New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 646 487 0003 Fax: +1 646 487 0004 maco@vivatinternational.org www.vivatinternational.org |
| Watchlist on Children & Armed Conflict C/o Women’s Commission for Refugee Women & Children 122 East 42nd Street, 12th Floor New York NY 101168 USA Telephone: +1 212 551 2743 Fax: +1 212 551 3180 www.watchlist.org www.womenscommission.org |
Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) 691 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington MA 02476 USA Telephone: +1 781 643 6740 Fax: +1 781 643 6740 info@wand.org www.wand.org |
| Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) 777 UN Plaza, 6th Floor New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 682 1265 Fax: +1 212 286 8211 wilpfun@igc.org www.reachingcriticalwill.org www.peacewomen.org www.wilpf.int.ch |
World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) 777 United Nations Plaza, 9th Floor New York NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 687 2163 Fax: +1 212 983 0566 info@wcrp.org www.wcrp.org |
| World Peace Foundation 79 John F. Kennedy Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA Telephone: +1 617 496 9812 Fax: +1 617 491 8588 world_peace@harvard.edu |
World Vision International (WV) 800 West Chestnut Avenue Monrovia CA 91741 USA Telephone: +1 626 301 7715 Fax: +1 626 301 7786 don_brandt@wvi.org www.wvi.org |
| Worldwatch Institute 25 Treasure Road Riverhead NY 11901 USA Telephone: +1 631 369 6896 Fax: +1 626 608 3189 mrenner@optonline.net www.worldwatch.org |
Loretta Bondi (individual) Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 5th Floor Washington DC 20036 USA Telephone: +1 202 663 5956 Fax: +1 202 663 5879 lbondi1@jhu.edu http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/bondi.php |
| Barbara Frey (individual) 214 Social Sciences Building 267 Avenue 19 South Minneapolis Minnesota 55455 USA Telephone: +1 612 626 1879 Fax: +1 612 626 2242 freyx001@umn.edu http://hrp.cla.umn.edu |
Bill Godnick (individual) USA Telephone: +1 305 251 6813 w.h.godnick1@bradford.ac.uk wgodnick@aol.com wgodnick@international-alert.org |
| Matt Schroeder (individual) Arms Sales Monitoring Project Federation of American Scientists 1717 K Street NW Washington DC 20036 USA Telephone: +1 202 454 4693 Fax: +1 202 675 1010 mschroeder@fas.org www.fas.org/asmp |
Rachel Stohl (individual) 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC 20036 USA Telephone: +1 202 797 5283 Fax: +1 202 462 4559 rstohl@cdi.org www.cdi.org |
| Daniel Webster (individual) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 624 North Broadway Baltimore MD 21205 USA Telephone: +1 410 614 3243 Fax: +1 410 614 9055 dwebster@jhsph.edu |
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