by Raluca Muresan | Jan 16, 2015 | News
UPDATE: Changing circumstances on German arms sales to Saudi Arabia Germany has made a decision to halt all arms exports to Saudi Arabia, becoming the first major arms exporter to do so. In 2013, Germany sent more than US$400 million worth of arms to a country that...
by Raluca Muresan | Dec 24, 2014 | News
Control Arms welcomes the entry into force of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 24 December. The rapidity with which this has occurred – only 21 months since the Treaty opened for signature – demonstrates the global political momentum and importance of this groundbreaking...
by Raluca Muresan | Dec 17, 2014 | News
Multiple states are signing and ratifying the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) this week before it enters into force on 24 December. There are now 128 signatories and 61 ratifications. Saint Kitts and Nevis, followed by Liechtenstein deposited their instruments of ratification...
by Raluca Muresan | Dec 8, 2014 | News
A second round of informal consultations on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) First Conference of States Parties (1CSP), hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office, took place in Berlin 27-28 November. The meeting, attended by over 70 signatory and ratifying governments,...
by Raluca Muresan | Dec 5, 2014 | News
It was a strong week for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) as three more states signed or ratified the instrument at UN headquarters in New York. Cameroon became the 124th state to sign when H.E. Mr. Michel Tommo Monthe, deposited the instrument on 3 December. Ms Karen Tan,...
