We’re Back!

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A year has passed since the Control Arms (CA) team were last in New York, & what a year it has been; the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) process has been gathering momentum since that historic day last October when 153 governments voted in favor of making an ATT a reality at the United Nations General Assembly. Throughout the year almost 100 governments have sent in their views to the Secretary General’s consultation on the ATT (very nearly breaking the record for the most submissions ever!). And governments were not the only people thinking about a global ATT this year; around the world the CA campaign mobilized its supporters & ran a parallel ‘Global People’s Consultation’. The response was overwhelming. The events and messages from around the world showed the vast support from ordinary people to be protected from armed violence resulting from the irresponsible arms trade. Their collective voice demanded a global treaty to help achieve this. Now all governments must ensure it becomes a reality. And so we are back at the UN; to lobby, campaign and to make sure the momentum continues so that we see an agreement of a tough effective treaty as quickly as possible.

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