Supported by International Assistance donors, the Centre for Armed Violence Reduction is enabling a range of governments to strengthen their national arms control systems to implement the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). This is in response to a call from governments in need of technical assistance with their record-keeping and reporting in order to fully implement […]
50 state and civil society delegates from Asia-Pacific convened in Brisbane, Australia in late February for the 2019 Pacific Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (PacCon2019), organised by the Centre for Armed Violence Reduction (CAVR). The event facilitated discussions on the universalisation and implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Hosted and sponsored by […]
8 October 2018 ‘Pacific Mornings’ ABC Radio Australia [Gun safety] has been in focus in the Pacific region, and Samoa is in the middle of its third gun amnesty in three years. Now, more Pacific Island nations are considering joining up to an Arms Trade Treaty in order to prevent weapon trafficking in the region. […]
This year, the Fourth Conference of States Parties (CSP4) of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held in Tokyo from 20 to 24 August. About 500 delegates are expected to attend, including those from nine Pacific governments: Kiribati, Palau, Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia and New Zealand. The Pacific Small Arms Action Group (PSAAG) and its Secretariat, the Centre for Armed Violence […]
