Canada Becomes 104 State to Join the ATT
After much anticipation, Canada has deposited its instrument of accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), becoming the 104th ATT State Party. Canada’s accession to the Treaty is a welcome and important one, given the country’s weight in multilateral diplomacy and as...
Botswana’s accession brings the tally to 103 ATT States Parties!
Today, 7 June 2019, Botswana deposited its instrument of accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the UN Office of Legal Affairs in New York, becoming the 103rd State Party and 26th African country to join the Treaty.
The First Training on the Implementation of the GBV Criteria Takes Place Eastern Europe
Almost 30 government representatives from 12 countries met in Riga, Latvia last week to attend the Central and Eastern European Regional Training on the Gender-based Violence (GBV) Criteria in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Over three days, the participants in this...
The USA announces intention to withdraw signature from the Arms Trade Treaty
The White House announced that it will withdraw the US’ signature from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Following the US’s withdrawal from two other key instruments, the Paris Agreement and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, this is another step back by the US from rules-based international cooperation which aims to reduce human suffering.
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