This week, the 87 states parties and 46 signatories to the Arms Trade Treaty are meeting in Geneva to make practical decisions on how the Treaty will be implemented.
UNA-UK, along with its partners in Control Arms, is calling for the introduction of mandatory public reporting of all international arms deals to help bring the $100 billion trade out of the shadows and hold states to account.
This 'Conference of States Parties' comes at a time of widespread concern that some members, including the UK and other major exporters, are failing to adhere fully to the provisions of the Treaty by selling billions of dollars of deadly weapons to Saudi Arabia, which are being used against civilians in Yemen.
UNA-UK has persistently called for the UK to implement the Treaty to a high standard and to ensure its arms export practices strengthen, not undermine, the Arms Trade Treaty.
The Treaty entered into force in December 2014 and is the first binding international agreement designed to regulate the $100bn global arms trade. The UK ratified the Treaty in April 2014.
Read UNA-UK's submission to the Foreign Affairs Committee, calling for the UK to fulfil its international obligations, including with regards to the Arms Trade Treaty
Image: The Arms Trade Treaty was voted on and approved by the UN General Assembly on 2 April 2013
