Arms trade watchdog says countries are failing in their obligations to report weapons trade
Arms trade watchdog says countries are failing in their obligations to report weapons trade ATT Monitor team, the body charged with overseeing the global Arms Trade Treaty, condemned on Tuesday a lack of transparency around states reporting the weapons they are buying and selling. Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, the treaty aims to regulate the international flow of…
The Arms Trade Treaty watchdog has expressed concern over the insufficient transparency surrounding the global arms trade. The ATT Monitor team, responsible for enforcing the treaty, criticized the inadequate reporting of weapons trade by its 118 member states. According to Alexandra Marksteiner, a member of the monitoring team, only 46 countries - less than 40 percent - submitted their 2025 reports on time.
This lack of timely and meaningful reporting underscores broader concerns about transparency in the international arms trade. The monitor emphasized that this situation is particularly troubling given the rising military spending, escalating conflicts, and dwindling peace in recent times.
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