The Fourth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP4) is taking place this week in Tokyo (August 20 – 24). Delegates from all over the world, including government officials and civil society stakeholders, took part of the global debate that aimed to lead the 97 States Parties

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 Centre for Armed Violence Reduction (CAVR) and the Pacific

Starting today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Third Review Conference will evaluate progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and its International Tracing Instrument (ITI).

This week the 2nd Preparatory Committee for the UN Conference of States Parties on the Arms Trade Treaty is under way in Geneva (May 29 – June 1). The Centre for Armed Violence Reduction and the Pacific Small Arms Action Group are both here to meet with States Parties and to identify concrete ways to assist the Working Groups

From 7-10 November 2017, the Government of Palau and the Centre for Armed Violence Reduction (CAVR) held the Palau National Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Workshop, funded by the ATT Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF) at the Palau Royal Resort. Representatives of the Palau Working Group for the Arms Trade Treaty, CAVR and the