News
The Best Place for Weapons is in a Museum
The work of the Control Arms Coalition and the Arms Trade Treaty are a major feature in the newly redesigned and reopened American Air Museum in Cambridge, part of the UK’s Imperial War Museums. Control Arms Director...
Control Arms gives evidence to UK Parliament
On Wednesday, 23 March, the UK Parliament’s Committee on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) met for an inquiry to discuss the evidence and impact of UK weapons being used against civilians in Yemen. Control Arms members Roy Isbister of Saferworld, Oliver Sprague of Amnesty...
Greece Becomes 82nd States Party to ATT
As States Parties to the ATT met in Geneva for their Extraordinary Meeting, Greece became the 82nd States Party to the ATT, depositing its ratification instrument to the United Nations in New York on 29 February, 2016. Control Arms welcomes the ratification of Greece,...
ATT Extraordinary Meeting Unfortunately Far Too Ordinary
Note: A full, detailed summary is available here. It may have been called the Extraordinary Meeting of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, but the only extraordinary thing about the meeting was the refusal of States to actually discuss arms transfers. Over 75...
Yemen needs peace, not more bombs
Control Arms today requested the ATT States Party meeting in Geneva to have an emergency agenda item on the arms sales to Saudi Arabia that are fueling the suffering of civilians in Yemen. This request was declined by the Chair, who said there was not enough time to...
Campaigners call for a stop of arms sales to Saudi Arabia that are killing civilians in Yemen
GENEVA: Campaigners are today calling on governments due to attend the latest round of discussions on the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Geneva on Monday to set their hypocrisy aside and stop selling billions of dollars worth of deadly weapons to...
Peru becomes 81st ATT States Party
Peru has become the 81st States Party to the ATT, depositing its ratification instrument to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, 16 February, 2016. Ana Maria Watson, Peruvian Control Arms campaigner, and Director of Instituto de Seguridad y Derechos Humanos...
Lesotho ratifies Arms Trade Treaty, Furthering Robust Year for ATT in Africa
Immediately following a robust year of accessions and ratifications in Africa, Lesotho has become the 80th States Party to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Their instrument of ratification was deposited at the United Nations in New York on 25th January 2016 by H.E. Mr....
Ghana Ratifies Arms Treaty on Eve of First Anniversary
Ghana has become the 79th State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), just days before the Treaty’s first anniversary of entering into force. Their instrument of ratification was deposited at the United Nations in New York on 22 December 2015. Throughout the Treaty...
Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP202q)
CITY, COUNTRY - 00 - 00 Month 2021
Sierra Leone is presiding over the Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP 2021) of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Background
Provisional Agenda LINKS
Provisional Annotated Program of Work LINKS
Final Report LINK
President's Announcement for CSP7 LINK
Press Release
Statements on behalf of the Control Arms Coalition
Media
