Congratulations! After ten very long years of campaigning, passion and unbelievable determination from Oxfam supporters in the UK, yesterday the world voted overwhelmingly for an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to regulate the global arms trade for the first time. I sat at the back of the UN General Assembly Hall, watching the electronic voting board start to light up and, seconds later, the result flashed up for everyone to see: 154 'yes' votes...

Advocacy officer Helena Whall on the forthcoming historic opportunity to create a binding robust treaty that will regulate the international trade in arms.  ...

Some days our creative team gets a week or two to develop a great idea into a thing of beauty. And some days, they get an hour to work up critical creative with the power to change lives. Yesterday was one of those days. With the ceasefire called in Gaza, Oxfam's campaigners had a small window of opportunity to urge the Government to use its influence to help lift the blockade (and end poverty) in the region for good. Here's what...

This blog is by Dr. Robert Mtonga, a medical doctor (general practitioner) from Lusaka, Zambia and was originally posted on the Control Arms blog. Dr. Mtonga currently serves as Co-President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and is a former Board Member and International Councillor. He has worked on many anti-armed violence movements, bringing a health and medical perspective to each campaign. ...

When the negotiations for an Arms Trade Treaty were blocked by the US at the last moment in July there was collective disappointment from all the campaigners and the governments who had worked on it for so long. Resolve was high to overcome this delay and get a treaty agreed as soon as they could. Foreign Secretary William Hague made a statement immediately afterwards, saying that the government needed to "maintain the momentum and ...

The fight for an Arms Trade Treaty has been a marathon - not a sprint. Here, Oxfam's Head of Arms Control Anna Macdonald sets out why she believes it's worth staying the course. ...

by Lisa Rutherford, Oxfam UK Campaigns Manager, in New York ...

For two years I was a dad. Then a man pulled out an illegal gun and started firing. ...

by Lisa Rutherford, UK Campaigns Manager, Oxfam GB in New York City ...

Yesterday in New York the first draft of the Arms Trade Treaty finally arrived. Unfortunately, while there were some points to celebrate, the text reflected the compromises and blocks which some sceptical countries have been arguing for since the conference began. Find out how to take action now > ...