In March 2014, the Governments of Chile, Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia and Morocco marked the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) by launching a ten-year global initiative for the universal ratification and implementation of the Convention. Objectives The immediate objectives of the CTI are: • To identify challenges and barriers to ratification and implementation of the UNCAT • To address these obstacles through inter-State cooperation, assistance and dialogue • To become a hub for sharing knowledge and good practices between governments • To build a global platform of States, the UN, national and international NGOs and experts to work jointly to achieve the CTI vision. UNCAT Ratification Tool Several non-States parties to the UNCAT have indicated their willingness to examine ratification, but have a number of questions which must first be answered. This tool has been drafted to include information needed for executive actors and departments to present a paper to government recommending UNCAT ratification. Several pull-out briefings accompany the tool that are intended to support this document, and offer answers to the most common questions raised by States as they move toward ratification.