Promoting the signing, ratification and implementation of the ATT in the Pacific Islands and Latin America

Implementing agency: Parliamentarians for Global Action

Project timeframe: 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Target countries: Pacific Islands & Latin America

Goal: Reduce armed violence by securing further signatures, ratifications and implementation of the ATT in the Pacific Islands region and Latin America.

Activities and Outputs:

PGA organized a:

Regional Pacific Islands Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty in N
Delegates to 37th Annual Parliamentary Forum

uku’alofa, Tonga from 18-19 May 2015, which concluded with the adoption of Nuku’alofa Plan of Action.
High Level Parliamentary Session to Promote Ratification and Implementation of the ATT in Latin America during the course of PGA’s Annual Forum in San Salvador, El Salvador on 30 November, 2015.

Both events were covered by the media and resulted in political action with significant progress towards ATT ratification/accession in countries in both regions, including the depositing of the instrument of the ATT by Peru.

Presentation by the PGA Member Hon. Yonhy Lescano at the High Level Parliamentary Session on the ATT in LatiPresentation by the PGA Member Hon. Yonhy Lescano at the High Level Parliamentary Session on the ATT in Latin America.n America.

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