by Raluca Muresan | Mar 25, 2013 | News
Remarks from the Control Arms coalition on the Draft Text of the Arms Trade Treaty released Friday, March 22
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 23, 2013 | News
Today, 91 countries spoke out on the importance of strengthening the criterion on gender-based violence in the Arms Trade Treaty in order to ensure that it is legally-binding and not subject to voluntary risk mitigation measures. Ahead of the release of the second...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 23, 2013 | News
In response to the release of the revised text last night (FRI), Anna Macdonald, Oxfam’s Head of Arms Control, said: “We are extremely disappointed and don’t believe this is the best that diplomats can come up with after years of negotiations. The President of the...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 22, 2013 | News
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon met international armed violence survivors and Control Arms ‘Millionth Face’ and Kenyan marathon runner Julius Arile here at the UN last night. Ban was amongst hundreds of delegates, UN figures and NGOs at the Australian government’s...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 22, 2013 | News
Campaigners here at the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference are gearing up for a huge day following the release of a draft of the treaty text on Wednesday night. While it’s recognized that the document is starting point, it will inform the second draft text that is...
