The open ended working group discussing the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will meet from the 13th-17th of July at the UN headquarters here in NYC. Proponents of the ATT hope that it will become the first comprehensive, binding international treaty focused on the trade in conventional weapons.
Yesterday I had a chance to go to a brownbag luncheon sponsored by the NGO committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security to hear representatives from Oxfam International, IANSA and Amnesty International explain the basics of the ATT. Cesar Marin from IANSA explained the need for the ATT from the Latin American regional standpoint, and Mike Lewis of Amnesty International discussed the need for the ATT to cover arms production equipment and ammunition.
I’ll be at the UN all next week for different ATT events, so check back frequently and I’ll be sure to keep you posted! Also, make sure to visit the disarmament hub website and participate in our Students for a Nuclear Weapons-free World Campaign Contest!
No comments:
Post a Comment