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Control Arms Speaks with Students at Model UN Conference
From April 1st through April 5th, over 5, 000 students from nearly 200 colleges and universities from around the world gathered in New York City to take part in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference. The conference was a simulation of United Nations...
No More Viktor Bouts!
The reflection below is from Kathi Lynn Austin, an arms trafficking expert who has tracked arms dealer Viktor Bout for years. He is being sentenced today in a New York Court. “With the sentencing today in a New York Federal court, the final chapter closes on one of...
Control Arms Statement on the Sentencing of Viktor Bout
The following statement may be attributed to Jeff Abramson, Director of the Control Arms Secretariat: “The sentencing of an arms dealer, even one as notorious as Viktor Bout, does not undo suffering already caused or bring anyone back to life. What Bout’s sentencing...
Speaking Out in Buenos Aires
From March 29th– 30th, members of the Control Arms coalition came together with other stakeholders in a series of workshops in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The events were organized by Asociación para Políticas Públicas, Parliamentarians for Global Action, and Project...
PhilANSA leads action for an Arms Trade Treaty
Nearly 100 citizens in the Philippines gathered on 30 March at Quiapo Church in Manila to call for the Philippine government to conclude a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The group of students, businessmen, doctors, and other professionals carried to symbolic toy...
Civil- Center for Freedom in Macedonia Strives for Arms Trade Treaty
Civil- Center for Freedom has been at the forefront of advocating for a strong and robust Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in FYR Macedonia. The organization, led by Xhabir Memedi Deralla, issued a new appeal during a press conference on Wednesday, March 28th to Macedonian...
Alex’s Story
“Un Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas a mi me importa mucho porque en mi país Guatemala, después los años de posguerra han ratificado el legado de violencia que dejó 36 años de guerra. En un país de 13 millones de personas, durante el mes de enero del 2011 hubo 533...
Catholic Voices for an Arms Trade Treaty
Members of the International Catholic Organizations Network (ICON) came together for a briefing yesterday on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in New York. About 20 people representing several large organizations attended the event organized by Beth Begley of Pax Christi...
An interview with Ross Robertson, MP (New Zealand) – Assistant Speaker of Parliament and President of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) is a long-time advocate for arms control and disarmament. It sits on the Board of the Control Arms coalition and has been a key partner in advancing the coalition’s Global Parliamentarian Declaration on the Arms Trade 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
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