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.
ATT States Parties meet one last time before the 5th CSP in Geneva
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...
Taming the Devil Within: How to use the Arms Trade Treaty to Address Diversion in Latin America
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...
First round of ATT CSP2019 Preparatory Meetings held in Geneva
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...
Control Arms Receives Award from Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 25 January 2019, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs presented Control Arms Director Anna Macdonald with a Certificate of Gratitude during an annual ceremony held in Riga. The certificate was awarded to Control Arms for our work in partnership with Latvia...Recent News
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