News
Honduras becomes the 10th Latin American State Party to the ATT
On 1 March 2017, Honduras deposited its instrument of ratification for the Arms Trade Treaty, becoming the 10thLatin American State Party to the Treaty. Honduras, due in part to its strategic position as transit state in the drug trade coupled with endemic poverty,...
States Parties discuss practical steps forward in ATT process
Two sets of meetings took place in Geneva, Switzerland in early February, aimed at bringing the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) process forward and to begin preparations for the third Conference of States Parties (CSP 2017). The first Working Group Meetings, held on 05 – 09...
ATT workshop in Southeast Asia facilitates information and best practices exchange
Nonviolence International Southeast Asia and the Royal Thai Police Foreign Affairs Division recently co-organized an Arms Trade Treaty workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, with funding support from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The meeting, which took place on 6-8...
East and Horn of African NGOs strategize the Treaty’s universalization
Over 30 civil society representatives from Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan participated on 9 December 2016 in an intensive one-day strategic planning workshop aimed to advance the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in the East and Horn of Africa...
The second ATT Academy training discusses application of ATT in East Africa
Engaging discussions on the practical application of the Arms Trade Treaty characterized the second ATT Academy training, which took place in Nakuru, Kenya on 5-8 December 2016. Organized by Control Arms and Pace University, and made possible with funding from the UN...
The Newest ATT Ratification Comes from Asia
The Republic of Korea became the 91st States Party to the Arms Trade Treaty,after depositing its ATT ratification instrument at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 28 November 2016. The Treaty will enter into force for the Republic of Korea on 26 February...
ATT Universalization discussed by East African military officers
Over 35 senior military officers from SADC and East African Community regions attended an in depth session on “The Universalization of the Arms Trade Treaty” hosted by Dr. Peter B. Mcomalla, peace and security expert and Executive Director of Human Rights, Education...
Renewed Activites on ATT at UN First Committee
Collapsed buildings and destroyed cities, people fleeing their countries and most tragically the faces of frightened children from Syria, Yemen or South Sudan has become the norm on TV and social media. That is why this year, Control Arms has attempted to shift the...
Wildlife Crime and Arms Control
Control Arms and Zambia hosted an informal lunch at UNGA First Committee to discuss new research by Matthew Bolton of Pace University, on how the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) can address the violent nexus between wildlife crime and illicit arms trafficking. The report was...
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
