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of the G8 Foreign Ministers, calling on them to support the International Arms Trade Treaty.
of the G8 Foreign Ministers, calling on them to support the International Arms Trade Treaty.
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The European Union, EU, has announced for the first time that it supports the international Arms Trade Treaty for a stricter control of arms.
Simon Gray, Control Arms campaign manager at Oxfam, said: “This is a huge step towards tougher international arms controls. For too long, the arms trade has operated without international regulation and millions of people have died as a result. The backing of the EU for the international Arms Trade Treaty brings the treaty much closer to being a reality. Dozens of countries from all around the world have already backed the treaty, attention now turns to the United Nations Arms Conference next year and ensuring that the treaty tops the agenda.”
The EU currently accounts for 39 per cent of global arms sales. Oxfam International, Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms launched the Control Arms campaign two years ago. The idea was also endorsed by parliamentarians from 20 countries, meeting in Mexico City where the Control Arms campaign launched the Global Parliamentary Action to call on MPs around the world to give their personal support for a global Arms Trade Treaty, and ask them to campaign within their own Parliaments.
To join hundreds of thousands of people around the world who have already signed up to the Million Faces petition for stricter arms control, and to ask your MP to support the Control Arms Campaign Contact: www.controlarms.org
The European Union, EU, has announced for the first time that it supports the international Arms Trade Treaty for a stricter control of arms.
Simon Gray, Control Arms campaign manager at Oxfam, said: “This is a huge step towards tougher international arms controls. For too long, the arms trade has operated without international regulation and millions of people have died as a result. The backing of the EU for the international Arms Trade Treaty brings the treaty much closer to being a reality. Dozens of countries from all around the world have already backed the treaty, attention now turns to the United Nations Arms Conference next year and ensuring that the treaty tops the agenda.”
The EU currently accounts for 39 per cent of global arms sales. Oxfam International, Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms launched the Control Arms campaign two years ago. The idea was also endorsed by parliamentarians from 20 countries, meeting in Mexico City where the Control Arms campaign launched the Global Parliamentary Action to call on MPs around the world to give their personal support for a global Arms Trade Treaty, and ask them to campaign within their own Parliaments.
To join hundreds of thousands of people around the world who have already signed up to the Million Faces petition for stricter arms control, and to ask your MP to support the Control Arms Campaign Contact: www.controlarms.org
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