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First Round of ATT CSP6 Preparatory Meetings held in Geneva
From 4 – 7 February 2020, ATT States Parties engaged in productive discussions during the ATT Working Group Meetings and the First Informal Preparatory Meeting for the 2020 Conference of States Parties (CSP6). The meetings welcomed opening discussions under a new...
Interactive Diversion Workshop held in Geneva, Switzerland
On Monday, 3 February 2020, Control Arms, together with the Permanent Missions of Argentina and Canada, co-hosted a one-day practical workshop on “Harnessing Information Sharing & Transparency to Prevent & Respond to Diversion.” Building upon the theoretical...
ATT Academy in Southern Africa takes place in Namibia
Thirty-five government and civil society representatives from nine countries and eight Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) experts met from 09-12 December 2019 to attend the first in-person session of the ATT Academy in Southern Africa. Organized in partnership with the Ministry...
74th UNGA First Committee comes to a close
The 74th United Nations General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security (UNGA First Committee) concluded earlier this month, ending a month-long negotiation on all things disarmament, including nuclear weapons, anti-personnel landmines,...
The 74th UNGA First Committee gets underway in NYC
The UNGA First Committee programme of work has not been adopted, as expected, on Thursday, 03 October and the Committee’s work was suspended today, 07 October as a small group of states have blocked agreement by consensus on the Committee’s programme of work. This is...
ATT Fifth Conference of States Parties ends in Geneva
Last week, from 26-30 August 2019, Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) States Parties, signatories and observers gathered at the International Conference Center in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss progress made over the last year in Treaty implementation and universalisation. The...
Canada Becomes 104 State to Join the ATT
After much anticipation, Canada has deposited its instrument of accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), becoming the 104th ATT State Party. Canada’s accession to the Treaty is a welcome and important one, given the country’s weight in multilateral diplomacy and as...
Hope for Yemen as UK Court deems UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Illegal & Irrational
The UK Court of Appeal finds the Government has been acting irrationally and unlawfully with respect to its arms exports to Saudi Arabia. The UK Government must now stop its immoral and illegal arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The UK Court of Appeal made a...
Botswana’s accession brings the tally to 103 ATT States Parties!
Today, 7 June 2019, Botswana deposited its instrument of accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the UN Office of Legal Affairs in New York, becoming the 103rd State Party and 26th African country to join the Treaty.
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)
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Statements on behalf of the Control Arms Coalition
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Argentinian Ambassador Carlos Foradori
Canadian Ambassador Leslie E. Norton
