The roots of what is known today as the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) can be traced back to the late 1980s, when civil society actors and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates voiced their concerns about the unregulated nature of the global arms trade and its impact on human security. International weapons commerce has been estimated to reach US$70 billion a year. On 2 April 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted the ATT. As it was not possible to reach an agreement on a final text at that time, a new meeting for the conference was scheduled for 18–28 March 2013. The treaty was negotiated in New York City at a global conference under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) from 2–27 July 2012. The ATT is an attempt to regulate the international trade of conventional weapons for the purpose of contributing to international and regional peace reducing human suffering and promoting co-operation, transparency, and responsible action by and among states. 113 states have ratified the treaty, and a further 28 states have signed but not ratified it. It entered into force on 24 December 2014. The Arms Trade Treaty ( ATT) is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons. 90 days after ratification by 50 states (Article 22)Īrabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

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