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The Caribbean: Resolute and Steadfast for a Strong #ArmsTreaty
Coming from the Caribbean, it's just unimaginable that the global trade in conventional arms has gone unregulated for this long, while bananas, sugar and rum continue to be bound by restrictive and...
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Real faces of Control Arms: Alex Gálvez from Guatemala
Alex Gálvez was fourteen when a gang member shot him near his house in Guatemala. “I went to school in the morning, went home and lunch was ready for me. My cousin and I wanted to drink sodas instead...
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Victim Assistance at Stake in #ArmsTreaty Negotiations
As the negotiations at the Diplomatic Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty enter their last and most crucial days, a number of components that are key to the treaty’s humanitarian goal and nature are...
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No #ArmsTreaty…Yet?
The UN Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) wrapped up on 27 July 2012 after four weeks of negotiations. The conference had been tasked with reaching consensus on an international treaty to...
View ArticleMomentum still remains for a global #ArmsTreaty
In July the world came within a hair's breadth of agreeing an Arms Trade Treaty. Last minute blocking by the United States, joined then by other States, was immensely frustrating, and meant the...
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Innovation, Social Media, and the #ArmsTreaty
To begin UN Week, I attended the Social Good Summit hosted by Mashable, the UN Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme, and a few other global partners. The main goal of the conference...
View ArticleFuture #ArmsTreaty Negotiations Hinge on General Assembly Debate
Diplomats gather at the UN this week to begin First Committee, which deals with arms control and disarmament. An important question for them is how to move forward with an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)...
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Oxfam's @gingerlings talks #ArmsTreaty in live twitterview
On Friday, October 12, Control Arms interviewed Oxfam Campaigner Kate Hughes aka @gingerlings over twitter. She talked about her opinion on the Arms Trade Treaty, what is going on right now, and what...
View Article@ControlArms joins disarmament NGOs in "making the path" at campaigning summit
Global civil society seems to have taken its cue from the Spanish poet Antonio Machado, who once wrote, “Traveler, there is no road; you make your own path as you walk.” We were reminded of these...
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Every bullet has a story- #ArmsTreaty reflections from a Zambian doctor
Dr. Robert Mtonga is a medical doctor (general practitioner) from Lusaka, Zambia. Dr. Mtonga currently serves as Co-President of IPPNW and is a former Board Member and International Councilor and has...
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The need for an #ArmsTreaty has never been greater by @andrewfeinstein
With the disappointment of July behind us, and the current diplomatic wranglings causing consternation, it is important to reiterate that there has never been a greater need for a strong international...
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A Second Chance to Save Lives: #ArmsTreaty Talks Continue in March
The 67th session of the UN General Assembly, at which the fate of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) process was determined, was no ordinary session. Midway through the First Committee deliberations on arms...
View ArticleDeal or no deal? Legal perspectives on current #ArmsTreaty text's defense...
The draft text produced at the end of the July 2012 UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty contains many elements necessary for the effective control of the international arms trade. However, it...
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Our New Year's #Resolution: Get an #ArmsTreaty in 2013
When it comes to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), campaigners are used to resolutions. Most of them are written at the United Nations by different countries trying to get something done. Just a couple...
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It's that time again: #ArmsTreaty Negotiations Continue
Human rights? Check. Long, meandering speeches? Check. Statements by over half of the countries in the world? Check. Yes, it can only be one thing! The second and (hopefully) final UN Diplomatic...
View ArticleThe beginning of the Final #ArmsTreaty negotiations
March 18 began the conference on arms trade treaty at the UN in New York. Unlike last year when the Great Powers blocked the passage of this agreement due to disagreements on some parts of the text, I...
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#ArmsTreaty Negotiations Day 2: Now We're Getting Somewhere!
We're only into the second day of the Diplomatic Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty but it's already beginning to feel like progress is being made. After the positive statement by over 108 countries...
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Julius Arile's Message on the #ArmsTreaty: Take this seriously
The expression ‘one in a million’ is overused and often inaccurate but in the case of Julius Arile it is absolutely correct. Julius, from Kenya, was the ‘Millionth Face’ of the Control Arms campaign...
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Why states can’t settle for a weak arms trade treaty
A week has already gone by since the beginning of the second Arms Trade Treaty conference in New York. It is with great disappointment that civil society received the second draft text released Friday...
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Tribeca, the Arms Trade Treaty, and History Lessons
Lights… camera… take action. Typically, when Control Arms campaigners say things like this, they’re in the halls of the UN or on the steps of a government building in some capital city. This week...
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