The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) seeks to promote cooperation, transparency, and responsible action in the international arms trade. One of the ways in which ATT States Parties can demonstrate that their arms transfer decisions comply with their ATT obligat …
By Rachel Stohl As the world watches arms flows to and through conflict zones in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere exacerbate humanitarian disasters and civilian suffering, countries from around the world met last week on the occasion of the Third Confer …
The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) are two seemingly separate but interrelated regimes that impose important security obligations on Member States. Both the ATT and UNSCR 1540 provide unique opportunities …
This ATT-BAP report examines the challenges and obstacles to ATT reporting and identifies good practice and opportunities to support ATT reporting efforts. The report is divided into six sections. Section one describes the methodology for assessing Sta …
The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was adopted in 2013 with the purpose of establishing common international standards to regulate the international trade in conventional arms and to prevent and eradicate their diversion into the illicit trade. As enunciated …
The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) aims to promote cooperation, transparency, and responsibility in the international arms trade. Implementation and universalization of the ATT remain core objectives for States Parties and the ATT Secretariat. However, implem …
By Rachel Stohl: In a meeting that symbolized a stark contrast between the humanitarian crises occurring around the world and the comfortable and scenic gathering of governments committed to stopping irresponsible arms transfers, more than 500 people r …
For the last week, I have sat in a comfortable room in Geneva, along the lake with a picturesque view of the Alps. Joining 500 other representatives of governments, industry, international organizations and civil society, I had come for the Second Conf …
By Rachel Stohl: As the Second Conference of States Parties (CSP2) for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) gets underway in Geneva, Switzerland this week, the Arms Trade Treaty-Baseline Assessment Project (ATT-BAP) is launching a new report that reviews ATT im …
The Government is leading the fight against weapons by taking steps to strengthen the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police and National Security Mr Edmond Sikua said the government through the ministry of police p …
It’s been three years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Arms Trade Treaty, an agreement that aims to regulate the international trade of conventional weapons in order to curb the illicit trade of arms and ammunition. The internation …
Increasing transparency and oversight of the international arms trade are at the heart of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Under the ATT, States Parties have three reporting obligations. First, States Parties must provide a one-off report that outline …
By Racehl Stohl: Arms Trade Treaty States Parties, signatories, industry, and civil society representatives met in Geneva on February 29 for an Extraordinary Meeting to address the still undecided administrative issues plaguing the efficient and effect …
By Rachel Stohl: Keeping weapons out of the wrong hands is good policy. In the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, heightened attention has been paid to the illegal black-market networks that often arm terror groups and stoke conflict …
As the United Nations First Committee debates a range of resolutions related to disarmament and arms control this month in New York, the Arms Trade Treaty-Baseline Assessment Project (ATT-BAP) has launched an online training program to support governme …
Among the likely explanations for the Liberals’ resounding election victory is that Canadians were drawn to Justin Trudeau’s promise to resume Canada’s proud tradition of global leadership through co-operation and compromise and to soundly reject the H …
Among the likely explanations for the Liberals’ resounding election victory is that Canadians were drawn to Justin Trudeau’s promise to resume Canada’s proud tradition of global leadership through co-operation and compromise and to soundly reject the H …
At its core, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – the first international legally-binding treaty to regulate the international transfer of conventional arms – is about transparency of what has traditionally been an opaque and secretive trade. The fi …
Amid much pomp and circumstance, the First Conference of States Parties (CSP) for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – the first legally binding international treaty to regulate the cross-border trade of conventional weapons – was held in Cancun, Mexico from …
Governments, industry, and civil society from around the world are meeting in Cancún, Mexico for the first Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). As the first legally-binding instrument to regulate the global trade in conventional …
The final preparatory meeting for the First Conference of States Parties (CSP) for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – the first legally binding international treaty regulating the cross-border trade of conventional weapons – was held in Geneva, Sw …
On August 24-27, Mexico will host the First Conference of the State Parties (CSP) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). This is an important high-profile meeting aimed at establishing the permanent headquarters and a secretariat for the ATT. It is noteworthy …
Following a panel discussion on the Arms Trade Treaty, which entered into force in December 2014, hosted by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sat down with Rachel Stohl, S …
The latest round of high-level meetings on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – the world’s first treaty regulating transfers of conventional weapons concluded — and while progress was made, difficult decisions still remain. The government of Austria hosted a …
After an absence from a previous key meeting, the United Sates returned to the international effort to prepare for the effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) last week in Port of Spain, Trinidad. A U.S. delegation joined nearly 90 gove …
The U.S. was notably absent last week as preparations continued for the effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Berlin, Germany. The ATT, which establishes legal standards and criteria governing the global conventional arms trade, ha …
Rachel Stohl, senior associate with the Managing Across Boundaries Initiative at the Stimson Center, was selected as one of the 50 heads of governments, public figures, U.N. officials, and non-governmental experts to celebrate the 50th ratification of …