The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It serves as the principal source of public information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence and as a resource centre for governments, policy-makers, researchers and activists. The project has an international staff with expertise in security studies, political science, law, economics, development studies, sociology and criminology, and collaborates with a network of partners in more than 50 countries.

• Introduction; 1. In war and peace: violence against women and girls; 2. Converging agendas: women, peace, security and small arms; Special feature: women behind the gun: aiming for equality and recognition; 3. Breaking new ground? The arms trade treaty; 4. Trade update: transfers, retransfers and the ATT; 5. Countdown to catastrophe: the Mpila ammunition depot explosions; 6. Across conflict zones: ammunition profiling; 7. Signs of supply: weapons tracing in Sudan and South Sudan; 8. On the record: illicit weapons in the United States.

'In words and images, the Small Arms Survey 2014, with its usual analytical rigour, helps us understand the latest developments – and future possibilities – in arms control, peace, and security. I have no hesitation recommending it to all those interested in these vital topics.' Angela Kane, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It serves as the principal source of public information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence and as a resource centre for governments, policy-makers, researchers and activists. The project has an international staff with expertise in security studies, political science, law, economics, development studies, sociology and criminology, and collaborates with a network of partners in more than 50 countries.

• Introduction; 1. In war and peace: violence against women and girls; 2. Converging agendas: women, peace, security and small arms; Special feature: women behind the gun: aiming for equality and recognition; 3. Breaking new ground? The arms trade treaty; 4. Trade update: transfers, retransfers and the ATT; 5. Countdown to catastrophe: the Mpila ammunition depot explosions; 6. Across conflict zones: ammunition profiling; 7. Signs of supply: weapons tracing in Sudan and South Sudan; 8. On the record: illicit weapons in the United States.

'In words and images, the Small Arms Survey 2014, with its usual analytical rigour, helps us understand the latest developments – and future possibilities – in arms control, peace, and security. I have no hesitation recommending it to all those interested in these vital topics.' Angela Kane, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It serves as the principal source of public information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence and as a resource centre for governments, policy-makers, researchers and activists. The project has an international staff with expertise in security studies, political science, law, economics, development studies, sociology and criminology, and collaborates with a network of partners in more than 50 countries.

• Introduction; 1. In war and peace: violence against women and girls; 2. Converging agendas: women, peace, security and small arms; Special feature: women behind the gun: aiming for equality and recognition; 3. Breaking new ground? The arms trade treaty; 4. Trade update: transfers, retransfers and the ATT; 5. Countdown to catastrophe: the Mpila ammunition depot explosions; 6. Across conflict zones: ammunition profiling; 7. Signs of supply: weapons tracing in Sudan and South Sudan; 8. On the record: illicit weapons in the United States.

'In words and images, the Small Arms Survey 2014, with its usual analytical rigour, helps us understand the latest developments – and future possibilities – in arms control, peace, and security. I have no hesitation recommending it to all those interested in these vital topics.' Angela Kane, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs