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...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 22, 2013 | News
At the Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, delegates from around the world joined Control Arms for an important discussion: How can the ATT help reduce armed violence? The event was co-sponsors by the governments of Trinidad and Tobago,...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 18, 2013 | News
On 18 October 2013, Cambodia signed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the United Nations in New York. Fred Lubang, from NonViolence International South East Asia, a Control Arms member said: “In 2003, when the Control Arms campaign was launched, there were only three...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 7, 2013 | News
To celebrate this victory, Laura Boldrini, the President of the Chamber of Deputies hosted the “More Rules, Less Violence: Innovative Aspects of the International Arms Trade Treaty” conference on 7 October. The event was attended by representatives from international...
by Raluca Muresan | Sep 27, 2013 | News
A landmark resolution to tackle the devastating impacts of small arms and light weapons (SALW) was adopted by the United Nations Security Council today. The adoption signals a major step forward in international cooperation on arms control and is the first time that...