Thailand: ATT Universalization Trip

20/03/2017
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21/03/2017
Activity description

As part of the ‘Universalization Trip China and ASEAN – March 2017’, Ambassador Klaus Korhonen of Finland, President of the Third Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP3), and Dumisani Dladla, the Head of the ATT Secretariat, met Thai officials and stakeholders in Bangkok on 20-21 March 2017. Participants of the meeting included representatives of the Thailand Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs, representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator Thailand, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the European Union (EU), as well as representatives of some of the ATT initiating countries, namely Australia, Argentina, Kenya and Nigeria. Furthermore, civil society organizations participated in the meeting, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nonviolence International Southeast Asia, Norwegian People’s Aid and Amnesty International. The aim of this meeting was to further promote the universalization of the ATT through engagement with key stakeholders in Thailand.

Project description

The ‘Universalization Trip China and ASEAN – March 2017’ was undertaken by a delegation led by Ambassador Klaus Korhonen of Finland, President of the Third Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP3) and Dumisani Dladla, the Head of the ATT Secretariat. The delegation undertook a trip to a number of Asian states to promote the universalization of the ATT through engagement with representatives of relevant stakeholders. During his term as President of CSP3, the Ambassador undertook further Universalization trips to Africa and the Americas.

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
International instruments
Regional cooperation
Transfer controls
Partners
Thailand
Implementers
Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat
Contact Details

The Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat
7bis avenue de la Paix
WMO building, 2nd floor
1211 Geneva
Switzerland
E-mail: info@thearmstradetreaty.org
www.thearmstradetreaty.org