by Raluca Muresan | Oct 16, 2012 | News
On October 15th, members of the Control Arms coalition met with members of the press to discuss the current status of the Arms Trade Treaty and the threats posed to the process by politics, rules of procedure, and the potential for the continued use of veto power. The...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 8, 2012 | News
During the opening week of the General Assembly, heads of state and high level ministers delivered speeches at the United Nations, effectively laying out what they felt were the most important issues for their countries this year. It was evident that the Arms Trade...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 8, 2012 | News
Millions of people suffer every day from the direct and indirect consequences of the irresponsible and poorly regulated arms trade. While there are treaties on nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, there is no international treaty on the global arms trade – it’s...
by Raluca Muresan | Sep 11, 2012 | News
The fight to end the illegal and irresponsible arms trade goes on after delegates at the United Nations failed to reach consensus and agree an Arms Trade Treaty. The lack of agreement on a final text was disappointing but not the end of the story. In spite of today’s...
by Raluca Muresan | Jul 13, 2012 | News
On Wednesday, June 11, civil society had the opportunity to address the participants of the Arms Trade Treaty Diplomatic Conference at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Several members of the Control Arms coalition, including representatives from Amnesty...
by Raluca Muresan | Jul 12, 2012 | News
After months of diligent campaigning, members of the Control Arms Coalition met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a handover ceremony on Tuesday, July 3rd. Salil Shetty (Amnesty International), Ross Robertson, MP (New Zealand), Bishop Elias Taban,...
