This Issue Brief is intended to raise awareness and increase the knowledge of States Parties and other relevant stakeholders on effective ways of engaging industry and other private sector actors to prevent and address the diversion of conventional arms.
It presents a preliminary non-exhaustive mapping of industry and other private sector actors engaged in the various stages of the arms transfer chain and highlights some “red flags” and risk indicators that they can consider while conducting their day-to-day businesses to support States Parties in the detection and prevention of diversion. It also provides information on existing practices and opportunities for enhancing the engagement of industry and other private sector actors within the ATT framework.
The paper is the fourth in a series of issue briefs released from a research Consortium established by UNIDIR, Conflict Armament Research, and the Stimson Center in 2019. The research aims at increasing knowledge and strengthening shared understanding on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to support its effective implementation.
