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...
by Raluca Muresan | Sep 26, 2013 | News
Prominent world leaders from around the globe came together to encourage progress of the Arms Trade Treaty. The event, held in the ECOSOC chamber at the United Nations, acted as an opportunity for the Treaty’s newest signatories to affirm their commitment to the new...
by Raluca Muresan | Sep 25, 2013 | News
During the UNGA High Level week in September, four West African states – Ghana, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau – signed the Arms Trade Treaty as part of the High Level treaty signing event. Ghana signed the Treaty on 24 September, 2013, but it has shown...
