The findings of the Small Arms Survey 2013: Everyday Dangers were presented in New York on 21 October 2013 at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, on the first day of the 68th session of the United Nations First Committee, on Disarmament and International Security.

The Small Arms Survey 2013, launched in July in Geneva, focuses on small arms and armed violence outside war zones. In this first instalment of a two-part episode on the flagship publication, Research Director Anna Alvazzi del Frate and Senior Researcher Nicolas Florquin discuss the yearbook's central themes. A second instalment will offer insights into the Small Arms Survey yearbook's recurring topics.