Control Arms ATT Academy in Latin America - I in-person training
A part of the Control Arms ATT Academy in Latin America project, the first in-person training took place in Mexico City, Mexico on 20-23 April 2018. Twenty-six government and civil society representatives and fifteen experts took part to the training. The training provided an in-depth learning on the Arms Trade Treaty and focused on the first several articles of the ATT. It emphasized the Treaty’s scope, especially of of Articles 6 and 7, which contain States Parties’s responsibilities to monitor the arms trade prior to any transfer, in accordance with international law, including International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law. The training also stressed the importance of complementarity between the ATT and other international/regional instruments that address security, human rights and development challenges including the Sustainable Development Agenda. Participants also explored ways in which the Treaty can address regional-specific challenges, particularly diversion and gender-based violence. Expert speakers, discussion groups, homework assignments and participatory exercises encouraged participants to ask questions and relate ATT obligations to their national context.
The ATT Academy is a project of Control Arms, with funding from the UN Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR). The project goal is to provide an in-depth and tailored learning opportunity to carefully selected participants who engage directly with the ATT in their work as government, or as part of civil society. In addition, it also aims to provide an opportunity to explore linkages to other relevant arms, security development instruments, and enables discussion and analysis of regional-specific issues.
The ATT Academy in Latin America consisted of two in-person trainings. The first in-person training enables participants to have a thorough and technical understanding of the Treaty, followed by on-the-job support. The second in-person training is designed to specifically explore and tackle problems, which participants identify, as they apply the knowledge gained to their day-to-day work.
The 2018 ATT Academy in Latin America drew participants from México, Honduras, Perú, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. This project brought together 18 participants – 12 from government, and 6 from civil society – each of whom have a direct line of responsibility to ATT implementation in their country and/or be in a position to advance ATT ratification and accession, where applicable. This ATT Academy explored issues that are specific to Latin American regions, particularly diversion and gender-based violence as it relates to the arms trade
Control Arms ATT Academy in Latin America - II in-person training
12/09/2018 - 14/09/2018
Control Arms
205 East 42nd Street, 20th Floor, NY, NY 10017
Tel.: +1 212-687-3146
E-mail: info@controlarms.org
Point of Contact: Raluca Muresan
Phone: +1 623-776-5727
E-mail: raluca.muresan@controlarms.org