Advancing Gender and Inclusivity in Small Arms Control: Key Takeaways from RevCon4

This paper aims to outline the provisions of the adopted outcome document from the Fourth Review Conference (RevCon4) of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade of Small and Light Weapons that relate to gender, inclusivity, and small arms and contextualize the language included.

Several of these paragraphs do not solely address gender but also address other categories of identities that can result in unique combinations of discrimination and privilege. This paper explores how gender relates to other factors, such as disabilities and youth, that are also mentioned in these paragraphs.