Saferworld Fourth Meeting of the Expert Group on Arms Trade Treaty Implementation (EGAI) in Costa Rica

24/03/2015
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27/03/2015
Activity description

The informal Expert Group on ATT Implementation (EGAI) fourth meeting was held in Costa Rica. The aim of this meeting was to promote clear understandings about how to maximize the operational effectiveness of the Treaty, and facilitate consistent and robust implementation. In this meeting, more than 30 experts on ATT (including diplomats, export control authorities, regional organizations and civil society) discussed how to implement appropriate and effective transit, transshipment and brokering controls and how to mitigate risks associated with arms exports. The meeting was organized with complementary assistance from the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, Control Arms and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica.

Project description

The Expert Group on ATT Implementation (EGAI) establishes an informal dialogue process among key diplomats, national policy practitioners and experts in order to share experiences on ATT ratification and implementation. In doing so, the aim is to promote clear understandings about how to maximise the operational effectiveness of the Treaty, and facilitate consistent and robust implementation. The inaugural meeting the Expert Group was organized by Saferworld in November 2013.

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
Brokering controls
Diversion
International instruments
Regional cooperation
Reporting on arms transfers
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Transfer controls
Transit and trans-shipment controls
Partners
Colombia
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
Implementers
Saferworld
Donors
UN Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR)
Contact Details

Saferworld
Address: The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7324 4646
Fax +44 (0) 20 7324 4647)
Email: general@saferworld.org.uk
Website: http://www.saferworld.org.uk/