November 7, 2014 | N'Djamena, Chad:
PGA Welcomes unanimous approval by Chad's National Assembly of a draft Law authorizing the Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty
– "I am very pleased that the National Assembly of Chad today voted unanimously with 137 votes in favor, none against and no abstentions, to approve a bill to allow the Government of Chad to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty.
”As a member of PGA who has worked closely with the PGA office in New York and has argued strongly for this outcome for a number of years, I sincerely hope that the Government will deposit the instrument of ratification without delay and before its entry into force on December 24, 2014"
Dep. Théophile M. YOMBOMBE, National Assembly, Chad
The PGA Campaign for Signature, Ratification and Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty has been supported by the United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR – Round 1), the Foreign Ministries of the Governments of Finland and Germany and has also received core support from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For further information, please contact Peter Barcroft, Director of PGA’s Peace & Democracy Program at peter.barcroft@pgaction.org
