by Raluca Muresan | Dec 11, 2013 | News
The Republic of Mali, one of the Arms Trade Treaty’s earliest champions, became the ninth country to ratify the Treaty on 6 December in New York. Mali’s support for the ATT goes back to 2003 when it joined with Cambodia, Costa Rica and the Control Arms coalition in...
by Raluca Muresan | Nov 4, 2013 | News
Long-term Control Arms supporter and peace activist Julius Arile fulfilled his dream of running in the NY marathon for the first time on Sunday, and came an amazing 4th place! Julius was at the front of the pack of more than 50, 000 runners, and finished the race in a...
by Raluca Muresan | Nov 1, 2013 | News
It’s been an exciting month! The Arms Trade Treaty has been a dominant issue at this year’s UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, and Control Arms has played a central role in organizing events and activities around the...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 24, 2013 | News
The Control Arms “Hat-Trick” of side events concluded with a widely attended event on ratification and entry into force in the historic ECOSOC Chamber at United Nations Headquarters. The event focused on the strides already made and the road ahead toward Entry into...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 23, 2013 | News
The ATT is the first treaty to ever include a specific provision on gender based violence, and as such is a very important precedent for other instruments. It requires States to take the risk of arms being used to commit acts of gender-based violence of violence...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 22, 2013 | News
Grenada deposited the ratification instrument for the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations on October 22, becoming the eighth country to have done so. Grenada signed the ATT on June 3rd. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Business, Hon. Nickolas...
