by Raluca Muresan | Nov 1, 2013 | News
It’s been an exciting month! The Arms Trade Treaty has been a dominant issue at this year’s UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, and Control Arms has played a central role in organizing events and activities around the...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 24, 2013 | News
The Control Arms “Hat-Trick” of side events concluded with a widely attended event on ratification and entry into force in the historic ECOSOC Chamber at United Nations Headquarters. The event focused on the strides already made and the road ahead toward Entry into...
by Raluca Muresan | Oct 23, 2013 | News
The ATT is the first treaty to ever include a specific provision on gender based violence, and as such is a very important precedent for other instruments. It requires States to take the risk of arms being used to commit acts of gender-based violence of violence...
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,...
