Arms Trade Treaty adopts gender focal points and other important decisions, but serious compliance issues remain
29 August 2025
On 25–29 August 2025, delegations met in Geneva for the Eleventh Conference of States Parties (CSP11) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). States parties adopted several measures aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Treaty, including on gender, and decided to initiate a process for a five-year strategy for the ATT. However, at a time when the arms trade is fuelling genocide, apartheid, and wars worldwide, much more is expected from this Treaty.