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Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP12)

Welcome to the homepage of CSP12

The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP12) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is scheduled to take place as follows:

Date:                 24 - 28 August 2026

Venue:              Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland

Time:                10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00 (CEST)


On 26 May 2026, the notification of CSP12 was circulated: Notification of CSP12

On 09 June 2026, an the invitation to CSP12 and the provisional agenda were circulated: : Invitation to CSP12 ; CSP12 Provisional Agenda

Registration to CSP12 is open from 09 June to 10 August 2026.

All the information to facilitate your participation in CSP12 will be made available on this page.

If you require any additional information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the ATT Secretariat at: info@thearmstradetreaty.org.


CSP12 OPENING SESSION

The opening session of the Conference will take place on Monday, 24 August 2026.

More information will be provided in this section.


Registration Process

For information regarding registration for CSP12, please consult the dedicated registration page here.

Logistics

The Twelfth Conference of States Parties to the ATT (CSP12) will be held from 24 - 28 August 2026 :
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Format

In-person with livestreaming platform.

The link will only be sent to participants who have registered online and have been accredited. 

Information on how to use the interpretation functionality on the livestreaming platform is available here.

When joining the Zoom meeting, you must rename yourself using the following format:  Country/Organization_First_Last name (e.g. ATT Secretariat_Carina_Solmirano).

​​​​​​​You need to change your name before you join, as you will not be able to rename yourself in a Zoom waiting room. Only participants who are correctly identified will be admitted to the meeting.


Accommodation

Please note that delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation.

The ATT Secretariat would like to encourage delegates to book accommodation as soon as possible.

The following websites offer information and assistance on finding accommodation in Geneva:
  • Geneva Info (EN)
  • Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI) (EN, FR)
  • Geneva Tourism (EN, FR)

Speakers' List

The Speakers’ List for the Twelfth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP12) will open on 18 August 2026.
Instructions on how to be included in the Speakers' List will be made available shortly before.

Conference documents (coming soon)

 The official documents for CSP12 will be available in all languages on this webpage.
  • CSP12 Final Report 
  • CSP12 List of Participants

CSP12 Provisional Agenda  -  

CSP12 Provisional Programme of Work  

CSP12 Provisional Annotated Programme of Work  

Provisional Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2027  -

Report on the ATT Secretariat's Work for the Period 2025/2026 -

Report on the ATT Sponsorship Programme for the Period 2025/2026  - 

Report of the ATT Management Committee's Activities for the Period 2025/2026 -


ATT Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI) - Chair's Report to CSP12

ATT Working Group on Transparency and Reporting (WGTR) - Chair's Report to CSP12

ATT Working Group on Treaty Universalization (WGTU) - Co-chairs' Report to CSP12

Report on the Work of the ATT Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF) for the Period August 2025 to August 2026 





Statements (coming soon)

Mr. José Luis VILA

Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Office of the Chief of Cabinet of the Republic of Argentina 

Keynote Address (Coming soon)

Ms. Mélanie REGIMBAL 

Chief, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (Geneva) 

Keynote Address

Mr. Gilles CARBONNIER

Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Keynote Address

Ms. Sushmita KARKI

Senior Program Officer at Women for Peace and Democracy – Nepal (Control Arms)

Keynote Address

States Parties

International and Regional Organizations

NGOs and Industry

States Parties​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​NGOs and Industry

States Parties​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

International and Regional Organizations

​​​​​​​NGOs and Industry


States Parties​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

International and Regional Organizations


States Parties​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​NGOs and Industry


Ms. Tsholofelo TSHEOLE

South Africa vision , CSP12 President

Keynote Address


Side Events (coming soon)

CSP11 Side Events Schedule (weekly) - As of 24 August 2025CSP11 Side Events Schedule (daily) - As of 24 August 2025

Further to the announcement that the Eleventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP11) scheduled to take place from 25-29 August 2025 will be held in person, with an option to follow the Conference proceedings via livestreaming, the ATT Secretariat is pleased to confirm that there are two options available for the holding of side events:

Option 1: in-person side events

Stakeholders are informed that it is possible to hold side events in-person at the venue of the Conference in Geneva, the Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG). Four rooms for each day of the Conference are reserved at the CICG for this purpose and the ATT Secretariat hereby invites proposals for side events.

Information regarding room availability and capacity, as well as the costs of technical equipment is provided in the following document:

Side Event - Background Information

information regarding catering is also available:

Eurest catering brochure (EN)

Eurest catering brochure (FR)

Please submit your request by sending a completed Side Event - Proposal Form to Mr.  Tom NIJS at the ATT Secretariat at: tom.nijs@thearmstradetreaty.org by 11 August 2025.

Side Event - Proposal Form

 

Option 2: virtual side events

 

Any State or organization that wishes/plans to hold a virtual side event or webinar during the week of 25-29 August 2025 is welcome to inform the ATT Secretariat of the event by sending an email to: tom.nijs@thearmstradetreaty.org, and we will post the information on the CSP11 webpage for all stakeholders to consult.

 

Please include the following information in your notification:

 

1)      Title of the event,

2)      Date of the event,

3)      Time (including time zone), and

4)      Access link (including a password, if required to access the event).

 

Please be advised that side event organisers will be responsible for hosting and facilitating such virtual events.

 

 

Please note that there is no option to hold a side event in hybrid format.

 

Anyone planning to hold a side event during this week is encouraged to schedule the event to commence prior to the start or after the close of the plenary sessions taking place from 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00 (CEST) each day of the Conference.


You can find the agenda here.

Presentations (coming soon)

ATT Secretariat: Status of Participation

ATT Secretariat: Status of Reporting

ATT Secretariat: Status of ATT Finances