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New Arms Trade Treaty text: Legally sound? Maybe. Good for humanity? Not yet.
Campaigners here at the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference are gearing up for a huge day following the release of a draft of the treaty text on Wednesday night. While it’s recognized that the document is starting point, it will inform the second draft text that is...
Control Arms & NGO’s address Negotiators
“We call on you to have courage. To make the changes based not on what is easy but on what is right – and desperately needed. Not within these walls, but outside in the real world. Our message to you is this: you have one chance, please get it right.” Control Arms...
All boxes checked? You have a strong Arms Trade Treaty
As a campaigning tool, a piece of cardboard lacks the pizzazz of social media. But the checklist given to negotiators arriving at the UN Diplomatic Conference of the ATT contains nine essential items needed for a bulletproof treaty. The checklist includes items from...
Djimon Hounsou takes center stage at Control Arms Opening Reception
If all politics is local and the personal is political then few advocates can make a more compelling case for an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) than Hollywood actor Djimon Hounsou. The Benin-born global superstar, Oscar-nominated for his roles in Blood Diamond and In...
69 Countries Sign on to Strong Joint Statement on Ammo
Without ammunition, guns are just heavy sticks. Without shells, tanks are just tractors. That’s why 69 countries yesterday demanded ammunition be included in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in a way that subjects it to the same regulations as the guns the rounds are fired...
Arms Trade Treaty negotiations kick off with a bang
The Final Conference opened at the United Nations today to a packed room and high expectations. Several delegations have sent their Foreign Ministers to attend the opening of the negotiations. During his opening statement, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon remarked “We...
UN Secretary-General Voices Support for Arms Trade Treaty
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his support for a comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty in a statement released today. In the statement, he reiterated his “support for an Arms Trade Treaty that regulates international transfers of both weapons...
Nobel Laureates call on President Obama to agree to a robust Arms Trade Treaty
Ahead of next week negotiations at the UN on the Arms Trade Treaty 18 Nobel Peace Laureates have written to US President Obama to call on him to agree and support the adoption of a strong text. In the letter, names such as Oscar Arias, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and...
Arias Foundation reaches out to students in Costa Rica
Ever wondered how to reach people from 50 countries in a single campaign event? The Arias Foundation in San José, Costa Rica has done just that. They promoted the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace campus at an event which included...
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
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