by ralucam | Jun 29, 2018 | News
After a 5 year wait, Brazil finished its national Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) ratification process yesterday, when President Temer signed off the Senate’s approval to the Treaty. The President noted on social media and main newspapers that this “is an important step...
by ralucam | Jun 21, 2018 | News
On 18 June, 2018, Cameroon deposited the Arms Trade Treaty instrument of ratification at the United Nations Headquarters, becoming the 96th State Party to the ATT. This brings the tally of States Parties to almost half of the United Nation member states. Control Arms...
by ralucam | Jun 15, 2018 | News
17-18 May, 2018 | Nepal An interactive and well-received 2-day roundtable meeting was organized by Control Arms and Women for Peace & Democracy – Nepal (WPD-Nepal) with funding support from New Zealand in Kathmandu, Nepal on 17-18 May 2018. This meeting on...
by ralucam | Jun 11, 2018 | News
Control Arms calls on all states to immediately suspend arms transfers and military support to warring parties in the conflict in Yemen. The pending assault on the port city of Hodeidah, led by the UAE with air support from Saudi Arabia, would have catastrophic...
by ralucam | Jun 8, 2018 | News
On 05 May, Control Arms member Vidya Abhayagunawardena, Coordinator of the Forum on Disarmament & Development, met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and presented him with a copy of the book he produced entitled: “Why Post-War Sri Lanka Should Accede...
by ralucam | Jun 6, 2018 | News
The ATT Working Groups on Effective Implementation, Treaty Universalization and Transparency and Reporting as well as the the Second CSP 2018 Informal Preparatory Meeting took place in Geneva on 29 May – 01 June. One of the most significant outcomes from these...
Brazil to join the ATT: The large weapons exporter must review its policiesJune 29, 2018
Cameroon: 96th State Party to the ATTJune 21, 2018
Important progress made towards ATT Universalization in South AsiaJune 15, 2018
Potentially Catastrophic Attack on Hodeidah Imminent – World Leaders Must Stop Supplying Arms for AtrocitiesJune 11, 2018
#SprintTo100 reaches the top in Sri LankaJune 8, 2018