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PGA Regional Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

The workshop convened legislators from 14 countries in the Latin America region, government officials, UN experts and representatives from civil society and academia.
The workshop convened legislators from 14 countries in the Latin America region, government officials, UN experts and representatives from civil society and academia.

Parliament of Argentina, Buenos Aires / 22 April 2014

Together with the Parliament of Argentina, PGA will host a Regional Parliamentary Workshop to promote Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty in Buenos Aires in April 2014.

Convening Legislators from 14 countries in the Latin America region, government officials, UN experts and representatives from civil society and academia, the purpose of this Regional Parliamentary Workshop will be to:

  1. Discuss and Clarify the Key Elements of the ATT – its parameters and scope, including addressing any misperceptions regarding the ATT through presentations from experts
  2. Disseminate and discuss PGA’s Parliamentary Handbook on Ratification and Implementation of the ATT
  3. Disseminate and discuss PGA’s Tool Kit on Ratification and Implementation of the ATT
  4. Generate further support for the ATT so as to hasten the process of signature, ratification and implementation of the ATT across the Latin America region
  5. Review of and interactive dialogue surrounding possible Model Legislation to facilitate ATT ratification and implementation in Latin America
  6. Elaboration of a Plan of Action including a concrete Road Map of further steps to be taken by the Participating Legislators to promote ratification and implementation of the ATT in their respective countries.

PANELIST PRESENTATIONS

SESIÓN DE APERTURA (Himno Nacional)

Coordinando Estrategias Parlamentarias Regionales para la Ratificación e Implementación del Tratado Internacional sobre el Comercio de Armas

La Perspectiva Multilateral y de la Sociedad Civil

Discusión y Adopción del “Plan de Acción de Buenos Aires sobre la Ratificación e Implementación del Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas”

Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Arms Trade Treaty

For further information, please contact Peter Barcroft, Director of Peace & Democracy Program, PGA at (English) or Ms. Romina Morello, Program Officer, International Law and Human Rights Program, PGA (Spanish) at