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About the ATTAdoption and entry into forceStatus of Participation

About the ATT


The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), was adopted by the UN General Assembly to regulate international trade in conventional arms by establishing the highest international standards and to prevent and eradicate illicit trade and diversion of conventional arms.
The ATT contributes to international and regional peace, security and stability, reducing human suffering, and promoting cooperation, transparency and responsible action among the international community.


Full text versions of the Treaty are available for download in the six official UN languages:


  Treaty Text  English | The Arms Trade Treaty                            Treaty Text  Arabic | معاهدة تجارة الأسلحة                                          Treaty Text  Chinese | 武器贸易条约                                          Treaty Text  French | Traité sur le commerce des armes            Treaty Text  Russian | Договор о торговле оружием                  Treaty Text  Spanish | Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas    


Adoption and entry into force

The ATT was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 April 2013 with 154 votes in favour, 3 votes against, and 23 abstentions*.  The Treaty opened for signature on 3 June 2013 and entered into force on 24 December 2014 following its ratification, acceptance or approval by 50 states (in accordance with Article 22(1)).
* After the official vote, the delegation of Angola (which had abstained) and Cape Verde (which had not voted) informed the secretariat of the negotiating conference that they had intended to vote in favour of the resolution. Accordingly, 156 States voted in favour of the resolution, 3 voted against it, and 22 abstained from voting.

 

Status of Participation

118

State Parties


States that have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to the treaty.

see list of Alphabetical order

or Order of deposit of instrument


25

Signatories that are not yet States Parties 

States that have signed the treaty but not yet ratified, approved, or accepted it.

see list

52

States that have not yet joined the treaty 

 


see list

  1. Benin
  2. Botswana
  3. Burkina Faso
  4. Cabo Verde
  5. Cameroon
  6. Central African Republic
  7. Chad
  8. Côte D'Ivoire
  9. Gabon
  10. Gambia (Islamic Republic of the)
  11. Ghana
  12. Guinea
  13. Guinea Bissau
  14. Lesotho
  15. Liberia
  16. Madagascar
  17. Malawi
  18. Mali
  19. Mauritania
  20. Mauritius
  21. Mozambique
  22. Namibia
  23. Niger
  24. Nigeria
  25. Sao Tome and Principe
  26. Senegal
  27. Seychelles
  28. Sierra Leone
  29. South Africa
  30. Togo
  31. Zambia
  1. Angola
  2. Burundi
  3. Comoros
  4. Congo
  5. Djibouti
  6. Eswatini
  7. Libya
  8. Rwanda
  9. United Republic of Tanzania
  10. Zimbabwe
  1. Algeria
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  3. Egypt
  4. Equatorial Guinea
  5. Eritrea
  6. Ethiopia
  7. Kenya
  8. Morocco
  9. Somalia
  10. South Sudan
  11. Sudan
  12. Tunisia
  13. Uganda
  1. Afghanistan
  2. China
  3. Cyprus
  4. Georgia
  5. Japan
  6. Kazakhstan
  7. Lebanon
  8. Maldives
  9. Philippines
  10. Republic of Korea
  11. State of Palestine
  1. Bahrain
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Cambodia
  4. Israel
  5. Malaysia
  6. Mongolia
  7. Singapore
  8. Thailand
  9. Türkiye
  10. United Arab Emirates
  1. Armenia
  2. Azerbaijan
  3. Bhutan
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  6. India
  7. Indonesia
  8. Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  9. Iraq
  10. Jordan
  11. Kuwait
  12. Kyrgyzstan
  13. Lao People's Democratic Republic
  14. Myanmar
  15. Nepal
  16. Oman
  17. Pakistan
  18. Qatar
  19. Saudi Arabia
  20. Sri Lanka
  21. Syrian Arab Republic
  22. Tajikistan
  23. Timor-Leste
  24. Turkmenistan
  25. Uzbekistan
  26. Viet Nam
  27. Yemen
  1. Albania
  2. Andorra
  3. Austria
  4. Belgium
  5. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  6. Bulgaria
  7. Croatia
  8. Czech Republic
  9. Denmark
  10. Estonia
  11. Finland
  12. Germany
  13. France
  14. Hungary
  15. Greece
  16. Iceland
  17. Ireland
  18. Italy
  19. Latvia
  20. Liechtenstein
  21. Lithuania
  22. Luxembourg
  23. Monaco
  24. Malta
  25. Montenegro
  26. Netherlands
  27. Norway
  28. Poland
  29. Portugal
  30. Republic of Moldova
  31. Republic of North Macedonia
  32. Romania
  33. San Marino
  34. Serbia
  35. Slovakia
  36. Slovenia
  37. Spain
  38. Sweden
  39. Switzerland
  40. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  1. Ukraine
  1. Belarus
  2. Russian Federation
  1. Antigua and Barbuda
  2. Argentina
  3. Bahamas
  4. Barbados
  5. Belize
  6. Brazil
  7. Canada
  8. Chile
  9. Colombia
  10. Costa Rica
  11. Dominica
  12. Dominican Republic
  13. Ecuador
  14. El Salvador
  15. Grenada
  16. Guatemala
  17. Guyana
  18. Honduras
  19. Jamaica
  20. Mexico
  21. Panama
  22. Paraguay
  23. Peru
  24. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  25. Saint Lucia
  26. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  27. Suriname
  28. Trinidad and Tobago
  29. Uruguay
  1. Haiti
  2. United States of America
    (signed but no longer intends to become a party)  
  1. Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  2. Cuba
  3. Nicaragua
  4. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  1. Australia
  2. New Zealand
  3. Niue
  4. Palau
  5. Samoa
  6. Tuvalu
  7. Vanuatu
  1. Kiribati
  2. Nauru
  1. Fiji
  2. Marshall Islands
  3. Micronesia (Federated States of)
  4. Papua New Guinea
  5. Solomon Islands
  6. Tonga