ARMS TRADE TREATY SECRETARIAT

$480,000.00 CAD

≈ 6 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: Global Affairs Canada
Program: Weapon Threat Reduction Program
Recipient country: Switzerland
Fiscal year: 2025-2026
Agreement period: March 3, 2026 – March 31, 2029
Reference: dfatd-maecd:064-2025-2026-Q4-0135

Published purpose

This project aims to strengthen the universalization and national implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by supporting the ATT Secretariat’s Sponsorship Programme and the Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF). Project activities include: (1) enabling the participation of eligible States in Conferences of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty and in informal preparatory meetings to facilitate the Conference deliberations and outcomes; and (2) contributing to the ATT Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF) to support requesting States with legal/legislative assistance, institutional capacity development, and technical/material support to implement the Treaty.

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