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Early ATT champion Mali becomes ninth country to ratify landmark treaty
The Republic of Mali, one of the Arms Trade Treaty’s earliest champions, became the ninth country to ratify the Treaty on 6 December in New York. Mali’s support for the ATT goes back to 2003 when it joined with Cambodia, Costa Rica and the Control Arms coalition in...
Control Arms Millionth Supporter Julius Arile achieves another dream in New York
Long-term Control Arms supporter and peace activist Julius Arile fulfilled his dream of running in the NY marathon for the first time on Sunday, and came an amazing 4th place! Julius was at the front of the pack of more than 50, 000 runners, and finished the race in a...
ATT Momentum continues at UN First Committee
It’s been an exciting month! The Arms Trade Treaty has been a dominant issue at this year’s UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, and Control Arms has played a central role in organizing events and activities around the...
Achieving Rapid Entry into Force
The Control Arms “Hat-Trick” of side events concluded with a widely attended event on ratification and entry into force in the historic ECOSOC Chamber at United Nations Headquarters. The event focused on the strides already made and the road ahead toward Entry into...
Operationalizing the Gender Based Violence Criterion
The ATT is the first treaty to ever include a specific provision on gender based violence, and as such is a very important precedent for other instruments. It requires States to take the risk of arms being used to commit acts of gender-based violence of violence...
Grenada becomes the eighth country to ratify the ATT
Grenada deposited the ratification instrument for the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations on October 22, becoming the eighth country to have done so. Grenada signed the ATT on June 3rd. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Business, Hon. Nickolas...
Control Arms events on treaty implementation begin with focus on armed violence
At the Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, delegates from around the world joined Control Arms for an important discussion: How can the ATT help reduce armed violence? The event was co-sponsors by the governments of Trinidad and Tobago,...
Cambodia becomes the newest ATT signatory!
On 18 October 2013, Cambodia signed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the United Nations in New York. Fred Lubang, from NonViolence International South East Asia, a Control Arms member said: “In 2003, when the Control Arms campaign was launched, there were only three...
Italy Celebrates the Completion of the ATT Ratification Process
To celebrate this victory, Laura Boldrini, the President of the Chamber of Deputies hosted the “More Rules, Less Violence: Innovative Aspects of the International Arms Trade Treaty” conference on 7 October. The event was attended by representatives from international...
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
