by Aaron Lainé | May 9, 2019 | News
Lebanon has become the 102nd State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) after depositing its instrument of ratification at the UN on Thursday, 9 May 2019. As the second ATT State Party in the Middle East, after Palestine’s accession in 2017, Lebanon’s ratification...
by Aaron Lainé | Apr 9, 2019 | News
From 2-5 April 2019, the second and final round of Arms Trade Treaty Working Group & Informal Preparatory Meetings convened in Geneva, allowing ATT States Parties, signatories and observer states, civil society and industry to meet and discuss plans for the Fifth...
by Aaron Lainé | Mar 8, 2019 | Blog
Last week, the UN Security Council held an open debate on the African Union’s (AU) “Silencing the Guns in Africa” campaign, an initiative born out of the AU’s 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration in which heads of state and government took the ambitious pledge ‘not to...
by Aaron Lainé | Feb 27, 2019 | News
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has the highest homicide rate in the world with more than a third of global homicides (36 percent) taking place in LAC countries. In fact, 42 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world, outside of conflict zones, are...
by Aaron Lainé | Feb 5, 2019 | News
From 29 January – 01 February, ATT States Parties engaged in productive discussions during the ATT Working Group Meetings and 1st Informal Preparatory Meeting for the 2019 Conference of States Parties (CSP 2019). After years of focus on procedural discussions, these...
The First Training on the Implementation of the GBV Criteria Takes Place Eastern EuropeMay 20, 2019
Lebanon becomes the ATT’s 102nd State PartyMay 9, 2019
The USA announces intention to withdraw signature from the Arms Trade TreatyApril 26, 2019
ATT States Parties meet one last time before the 5th CSP in GenevaApril 9, 2019
Taming the Devil Within: How to use the Arms Trade Treaty to Address Diversion in Latin AmericaFebruary 27, 2019