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Brazil to join the ATT: The large weapons exporter must review its policies

Jun 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

After a 5 year wait, Brazil finished its national Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) ratification process yesterday, when President Temer signed off the Senate’s approval to the Treaty. The President noted on social media and main newspapers that this “is an important step...

Cameroon: 96th State Party to the ATT

Jun 21, 2018 | 0 Comments

On 18 June, 2018, Cameroon deposited the Arms Trade Treaty instrument of ratification at the United Nations Headquarters, becoming the 96th State Party to the ATT. This brings the tally of States Parties to almost half of the United Nation member states. Control Arms...

Important progress made towards ATT Universalization in South Asia

Jun 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

17-18 May, 2018 | Nepal An interactive and well-received 2-day roundtable meeting was organized by Control Arms and Women for Peace & Democracy - Nepal (WPD-Nepal) with funding support from New Zealand in Kathmandu, Nepal on 17-18 May 2018. This meeting on “Promoting...

Potentially Catastrophic Attack on Hodeidah Imminent – World Leaders Must Stop Supplying Arms for Atrocities

Jun 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Control Arms calls on all states to immediately suspend arms transfers and military support to warring parties in the conflict in Yemen. The pending assault on the port city of Hodeidah, led by the UAE with air support from Saudi Arabia, would have catastrophic...

#SprintTo100 reaches the top in Sri Lanka

Jun 8, 2018 | 0 Comments

On 05 May, Control Arms member Vidya Abhayagunawardena, Coordinator of the Forum on Disarmament & Development, met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and presented him with a copy of the book he produced entitled: “Why Post-War Sri Lanka Should Accede to...

ATT States Parties meet one last time before CSP 2018 in Tokyo

Jun 6, 2018 | 0 Comments

The ATT Working Groups on Effective Implementation, Treaty Universalization and Transparency and Reporting as well as the the Second CSP 2018 Informal Preparatory Meeting took place in Geneva on 29 May - 01 June. One of the most significant outcomes from these...

Amnesty International Calling for Arms Embargo on Israel

May 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

Joining the many voices condemning the violations of international humanitarian law committed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, Control Arms member Amnesty International has called for an arms embargo to Israel. Amnesty...

ATT Academy Latin America Launches in Mexico City

Apr 27, 2018 | 0 Comments

Twenty-six government and civil society representatives and fifteen experts spent four days participating in the first in-person session of the ATT Academy in Latin America.

Some Progress at ATT Meetings

Mar 13, 2018 | 0 Comments

Are States Party ready to engage in substantive discussions around ATT implementation? For over three years Control Arms has urged States Parties to shift their focus from procedural to substantive issues (see: CSP 2017, CSP 2016, ATT Extraordinary Meeting) and...

Three countries stop arms sales to warring parties in Yemen

Jan 22, 2018 | 1 Comment

Is the tide turning? Three governments in three weeks have said they will stop selling weapons to countries involved in the war in Yemen. Germany is the latest supplier to announce such a move, saying that as part of negotiations to form a new coalition government it...