The Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
The Arms Trade Treaty was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 3 April 2013 and entered into force on 24 December 2014. As called for by Article 17 of the Treaty, a Conference of States Parties (CSP) was convened by the Provisional Secretariat one year after the Treaty entered into force.
The ATT’s adoption was a historic victory. However, its humanitarian impact will depend on the effectiveness of its implementation.
The CSPs and their subsidiary bodies are an important part of this, since the annual forum is where States Parties, signatories, UN bodies and civil society meet to assess and discuss implementation progress.
For information on previous CSPs, please click here.
Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP7) | 30 August – 03 September 2021
Geneva, Switzerland – Ambassador Lansana GBERIE of Sierra Leone presided over the Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP 2021) of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Statements on Behalf of the Control Arms Coalition
- CSP7 High Level Opening Panel Statement – 30 August – as delivered by Eugene Ngalim, Cameroon Youths and Students Forum for Peace (CAMYOSFOP)
- Treaty Universalization – 31 August – as delivered by Shobha Shresta, Women for Peace and Democracy Nepal
- Treaty Implementation – 31 August – as delivered by Frank Slijper, PAX
- Transparency and Reporting – 01 September as delivered by Hine-Wai Loose, Control Arms
- CSP7 Thematic Focus – 01 September as delivered by Ivan Marques, Control Arms
- Matters Pertaining to CSP8
- Other agenda items
CSP7 Conference documents
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Agenda and Programme of Work
ATT Working Groups
Working Group on Treaty Universalization – Co-chairs’ Draft Report to CSP7 – English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
Working Group on Transparency and Reporting – Co-chairs’ Draft Report to CSP7 – English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
CSP7 President
Diversion Information Exchange Forum
Voluntary Trust Fund
CSP6 President's Working Paper
ATT Secretariat
Report on the ATT Secretariat’s Work for the Period 2020/2021 – English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
Report on the ATT Sponsorship Programme for the Period 2020/2021 – English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
Management Committee
Management Committee Proposal: Reappointment of PwC as an independent auditor for the ATT – English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
Summary Analysis Reports
Side Event Videos
Other Resources
ATT Working Groups and CSP7 Preparatory Meetings
CSP7 Informal consultations
28 – 30 June 2021
Official Documents and Recordings
CSP7 President’s revised Working Paper
Monday, 28 June – 13:30 – 15:00
Document: Draft Working Paper presented by the CSP7 President: Strengthening efforts to eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and ensure efficient stockpile management
Recording: Original (as delivered) Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
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CSP6 President's Revised Working Paper
Tuesday, 29 June – 11:00 -12:00
Document: Working Paper presented by Argentina, (the President of the Sixth Conference of States Parties to the ATT) titled: ‘Transparency and Exchange of Information: Its Roles in the Prevention of Diversion’
WGTR draft Initial Reporting template and the Annual Reporting template
Documents:
The current version of the Initial and Annual Reporting templates (Annexes A and B to the WGTR Co-chairs Summary Report of the WGTR meeting on 28 – 29 April 2021 (ATT/CSP7.WGTR/2021/CHAIR/711/M.Rep)); and
The explanations for the proposed adjustments to the Initial and reporting templates (Annexes A and B to the WGTR Co-chairs Draft Introductory Paper for 28 – 29 April 2021 (ATT/CSP7.WGTR/2021/CHAIR/657/M.IntroPaper))
Recording:
Daily Recordings
ATT Working Group Meetings and 1st Informal Preparatory Meeting
26-30 April 2021
Control Arms Summary Reports
Official Documents and Recordings
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Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI)
Working Group on Transparency and Reporting (WGTR)
CSP7 Informal Preparatory Meeting
- Draft Annotated Agenda for CSP7 Informal Preparatory Meeting on 30 April 2021 English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
- Draft CSP7 Agenda English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
- Management Committee Draft Elements for a Procedure Regarding Rule 8(1)d English Arabic Chinese French Russian Spanish
Background Documents
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Daily Recordings
Statements on Behalf of the Control Arms Coalition
- Statement on CSP7 Thematic focus – delivered by Stephen Singo, Security Research & Information Centre (SRIC)
- Statement on Article 6 and 7 – delivered by Ivan Marques, Chairperson of the Board of Control Arms
- Statement on Article 9 – delivered by Cindy Ebbs, Control Arms
- Statement on Treaty Universalization – delivered by Hine-Wai Loose, Control Arms
- Statement on Article 11 – delivered Daniel Mata, Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (also available in Spanish)
- Statement on Transparency and Reporting (State of Play of Reporting)- delivered by Katherine Young, ATT Monitor
- Statement on Transparency and Reporting (Reporting templates) – delivered by Carina Solmirano, ATT Monitor
- Statement on Transparency and Reporting (Organizational means for information exchange/DIEF) – delivered by Bianca Pabotoy, Center for Peace Education – Miriam College
- Statement of CSP7 Agenda – delivered by Ms. Shirine Jurdi, Permanent Peace Movement (also available in Arabic)
Please note that all statements submitted by ATT States Parties, signatory states, international and regional organizations, and civil society can be found on the ATT Secretariat website here.
Side Events
April 26: A Comprehensive Approach to Prevent & Mitigate Risk of Diversion (Organized by Stimson Center, Conflict Armament Research, Small Arms Survey, UNIDIR and Co-Sponsored by Sierra Leone)
April 27: Taking stock of Arms Trade Treaty’s implementation assistance: challenges and lessons learned (Organized by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
April 28: The Situation in Myanmar: How Irresponsible Arms Flows Fuel the Crisis (Organized by Control Arms, Amnesty International)
April 29: Implementing the GBV, terrorism and transnational organised crime provisions of Article 7: Tools for effective export risk assessment (Organized by Saferworld, Stimson Center, Security Research & Information Centre, Harvard University International Human Rights Clinic and Co-Sponsored by Switzerland, Ireland and Panama)
Sixth Conference of States Parties (CSP2020)
Geneva,Switzerland – 17 – 21 August 2020
Argentina is presiding over the Sixth Conference of States Parties (CSP 2020) of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Press Release
Statements on behalf of the Control Arms Coalition
Media
Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP202q)
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Sierra Leone is presiding over the Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP 2021) of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Background
Provisional Agenda LINKS
Provisional Annotated Program of Work LINKS
Final Report LINK
President's Announcement for CSP7 LINK
Press Release
Statements on behalf of the Control Arms Coalition
Media