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...Lebanon, reinforce the urgent need for component-producing and exporting states to apply the provisions of the ATT more rigorously and systematically to the international transfer of parts and components." #ATT #ArmsTradeTreaty #ReduceHumanSuffering

Speaking at the ATT Working Groups on behalf of Control Arms, on the issue of parts and components, Elizabeth Kirkham stated - "In recent weeks, the use of F-35s in an expanding range of regional strikes, including attacks on Iranian civilians and renewed bombardment of...

The ATT is designed as a preventative mechanism. Consequently, the obligation to conduct due diligence does not end once a decision to transfer weapons has been made or a contract has been concluded; it is an ongoing responsibility on both states and industry.

Thanks very much to Control Arms Member - Geoffrey Duke and author of the ATT commentaries - Stuart Maslen for joining the discussion on Article 7.7 of the ATT at the Working Groups today! #ATT #ArmsTradeTreaty #ReduceHumanSuffering

The clinic on ATT reporting offered guidance and insights on how to successfully fulfil ATT reporting requirements. It provided information on ATT initial reporting, ATT annual reporting, and offered examples of reporting best practices practices

A photo from the today’s ATT monitor side event! 🌟 - “Clinic on ATT reporting: Initial reports, annual reports, and good practices”

States must remember the importance of brokering regulations for proper implementation of the ATT. #ATT #ArmsTrade

...transfers controls and policies, facilitates violations of United Nations arms embargoes, and enables the diversion of arms transfers to illicit markets, unauthorized end users, and for prohibited end use."

Speaking on behalf of Control Ams at the ATT Working Groups today, Eugene Ngalim stated - "Control Arms welcomes this discussion on brokering, a topic that has long been overlooked on the ATT’s agenda. Unregulated brokering allows for the circumvention of national arms...

📣 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Clinic on ATT reporting: Initial reports, annual reports, and good practices Wednesday, 18 March 2026 13:15-14:45 (CET), Room 11+12, CICG #ATT #ArmsTradeTreaty

Thank you to the organisers for convening this important discussion and for creating space to advance action on preventing gender-based violence through the effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty. #IWD #ArmsTradeTreaty #PreventGBV

Control Arms was honoured to speak at the event hosted by Mexico, Spain, and Togo: “Preventing Gender-Based Violence through the Arms Trade Treaty – A Geneva Dialogue on the Occasion of International Women’s Day.”

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 12:00–13:00 Room III, Palais des Nations Please sign-up here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #InternationalWomensDay #ArmsTradeTreaty

📣 Event Announcement 📣 Mexico, Spain and Togo are inviting attendees to an interactive dialogue to mark International Women's day, covering preventing Gender-Based Violence through the Arms Trade Treaty. Details below!

Congratulations to Ecuador who have joined the ATT as its 118th State Party! 🎉 #ATT #ArmsTradeTreaty

Read about it here - nytimes.com/2026/02/01/wor…

Egypt’s reported use of a covert drone base to strike inside Sudan underscores why stronger international arms-transfer regulations are urgently needed — unregulated flows of combat drones risk fueling escalation, civilian harm, and wider regional conflict. #ArmsTradeTreaty

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Thank you to all participants of last week’s #ArmsTradeTreaty Women’s Workshop in Geneva. Grateful to Latvia for partnering on this initiative, and looking ahead to strong progress by the ATT Gender Focal Points under the leadership of Mexico, Spain, and Togo.