IPPNW has been a leader in bringing the concept of humanitarian disarmament and the scientific strategies of public health to global coalitions, civil society organizations and international agencies concerned with armed violence. IPPNW has been an international leader in underscoring armed violence as a public health crisis at the United Nations and other international policy forums. We have helped passed landmark treaties and international agreements. Collaborations have included:
- Control Arms Coalition – IPPNW served on the Steering Board and is a member of the Control Arms Coalition, a coalition of civil society groups that helped pass the landmark United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
- Cluster Munitions Coalition – IPPNW served for many years on the Steering Committee and was an active member of the Cluster Munitions Coalition (CMC), an international network that helped pass the historic Convention on Cluster Munitions and that now incorporates the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
- IANSA (International Action Network on Small Arms) – IPPNW is a founding member of IANSA, an international coalition dedicated to addressing the illegal global arms trade and which helped pass the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons.
- Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons(PFSALW) – IPPNW has collaborated with PFSALW to educate legislators and policymakers about the public health approach to armed violence prevention.
- The WHO Violence Prevention Alliance – IPPNW is an active member of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), a network of WHO Member States, international agencies and civil society organizations working to prevent violence. VPA participants share an evidence-based public health approach that targets the risk factors leading to violence and promotes multi-sectoral cooperation. Participants are committed to implementing the recommendations of the World Report on Violence and Health. IPPNW enjoys official consultative status with WHO.