October 2009
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World's Biggest Arms Traders Promise Global Arms...
Today at the United Nations after years of discussions and debates, the vast majority of governments – 153 in total - agreed a timetable to establish a “strong and robust” Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) with the “highest common standards” to control international transfers of conventional arms. There is currently no global Treaty on the conventional arms trade.
Most of the...
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Les plus grands exportateurs d’armes s’engagent... →
Communiqué de presse de la plateforme française “Contrôlez les Armes !” :
Aujourd’hui, à l’ONU, les Etats-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, la France, et 150 pays s’engagent dans le processus…
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What it looks like when 153 countries vote YES to... →
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Les principes généraux du Traité pour le Commerce... →
Une explication des principes généraux du Traité pour le Commerce des Armes
more about “Les principes généraux du Traité pour…”, posted with vodpod
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Arms Trade Treaty – the beginning of the end? →
This week states will take a potentially historic vote at the UN. They will decide whether to launch formal negotiations on an international Arms TradeTreaty to regulate the global arms trade.
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Angolagate : un premier signe de justice →
À la lecture du verdict énoncé le 27 octobre par le tribunal correctionnel de Paris, concernant les transferts d’armes en direction de l’Angola, on peut se dire que la justice est en marche….
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Angolagate : Charles Pasqua condamné à un an de... →
Les jugements du procès de l’Angolagate, une affaire de vente d’armes de guerre à l’Angola dans les années 1990, ont été rendus, mardi 27 octobre, par le tribunal correctionnel de Paris. L’ancien ministre Charles Pasqua a notamment été condamné un an de prison ferme et a déjà fait part de son intention de faire appel.
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EU imposes arms embargo on Guinea →
#armstreaty / The European Union imposed an arms embargo on Guinea and prepared other sanctions in response to the killing last month of numerous anti-government demonstrators by the west African state’s military rulers.
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Diretamente da ONU: momento histórico para o... →
Dentre os inúmeros processos diplomáticos que se desenrolam este mês nos agitados corredores e plenários da ONU em Nova York, talvez o que mais chame a atenção é o chamado “ATT”. O Tratado de Controle sobre o Comércio de Armas (conhecido por suas siglas em inglês para “Arms Trade Treaty”) visa estabelecer regras internacionais para a transferência de armas entre países – comércio que hoje,...
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WatchWatch our picture exhibition about the Global Principles that an #ArmsTreaty must have
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U.S. Arms Sales Up 465% in Last Decade →
#ArmsTreaty Nukes of Hazard blog on the latest US Arms Sales figures
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Quelques jours avant le vote de la résolution →
Dès mercredi 28 octobre, la résolution L 64, qui demande la tenue d’une conférence de quatre semaines consécutives en 2012, pour établir un traité international sur le commerce des armes afin…
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Amnesty: UK firm supplied armoured cars used... →
#ArmsTreaty-Human rights group claims South African subsidiary of BAE Systems sold Mamba vehicles, used to quell demonstrations - UK Guardian article
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در هر دقیقه یک نفر بر اثر خشونتهای مسلحانه کشته... →
Afghan Blogger Nasim Fekrat on the issues around the #ArmsTreaty
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Watch#ArmsTreaty could be powerful tool to protect small children: Check out this trailer for the film “The Silent Army”. This was screened in the UN this week and you can read a report of the event here
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Dying For Action →
The Lancet Student coverage of the launch of Oxfam’s report Dying for Action
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Up in Arms: Some Follow-up Thoughts on the Arms... →
I spent a decent chunk of last week skirting around, hovering above and peering into the subject of calculated self-interest. While I was at it, and, perhaps because my antennae were up, I stumbled…
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Et les Etats-Unis dans tout cela ? →
Quelques jours après la déclaration de Hillary Clinton du 14 octobre, qui a officiellement annoncée l’engagement des États unis pour un TCA “fort et cohérent” à adopter sur la base du…
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Getting real about a conventional weapons treaty |... →
Peter Yeo, executive director of the Better World Campaign and vice-president for public policy at the UN Foundation argues that attempts to make the Arms Trade Treaty processes about the Second Amendment are made in bad faith. Doing so undermines international efforts to prevent conventional weapons from fueling instability in regions critical to American interests.
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WatchLive streaming from inside the UN from 1.15pm today - Peacebuilding and the #ArmsTreaty
This Live Streaming event is now over
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Kenya leading UN campaign against ‘merchants of... →
Article in The East African on Kenya’s role in supporting the Arms Trade Treaty
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New U.S. pledge to back arms trade treaty campaign... →
Taiwan News reports on the USA supporting an #ArmsTreaty but demanding consensus decision making in return
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US should not be given veto for mooted Arms Trade... →
Coverage of the US shift in position
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US starts race to the lowest common denominator on... →
On Wednesday I watched as the US’s Disarmament Ambassador announced to the UN First Committee that the US would vote in favour of negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty by 2012.
On face value, this seems like an amazingly positive turnaround – and particularly fitting coming only days after Obama won his hotly debated Nobel peace prize for work in disarmament and UN diplomacy….
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Soutien des Etats-Unis au traité sur le commerce... →
Déclaration de Bernard Kouchner “Je salue l’annonce faite hier par Hillary Clinton du soutien désormais apporté par les Etats-Unis au projet de traité sur le commerce des armes discuté depuis 2006 au sein des Nations unies.
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WatchStand Up Against Poverty
#WhyStandUp to end poverty?
Because 22 of the 34 countries least likely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals are in the midst or emerging from armed conflict. And in addition to causing immense human suffering and tragedy, armed conflict costs Africa around $18bn per year. So - get up and stand up against poverty today.
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U.S. is open to Talks on Conventional Weapons in... →
Washington Post article on the USA’s shift on the #ArmsTreaty
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United Nations Radio: Towards an arms trade treaty →
UN Radio interview Mutuku Nguli from PeaceNet Kenya
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Amnesty - USA bremser arbeidet for viktig... →
USA har endelig gått med på å forhandle om en avtale som skal regulere internasjonal handel med våpen, men stiller vilkår som ifølge Amnesty International kan gjøre avtalen verdiløs.
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Give peace a chance →
When 22 of the 34 countries least likely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals are in the midst or emerging from conflict, it is not hard to see the importance of peacebuilding for development.
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US Arms Experts Welcome U.S. Support for... →
The Arms Control Association responds to US support for the Arms Trade Treaty
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U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms... →
Reuters reports on the US shift
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Hillary Clinton: U.S. Support for the Arms Trade... →
Conventional arms transfers are a crucial national security concern for the United States, and we have always supported effective action to control the international transfer of arms.
The United States is prepared to work hard for a strong international standard in this area by seizing the opportunity presented by the Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations
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US Joins Arms Trade Treaty but at a High Price →
Dr Awab Alvi from Pakistan comments on the move by the USA to join the Arms Trade Treaty process.
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Co-authors should stick to their guns on the Arms... →
We know that the United States is pushing for the ATT resolution to dictate that treaty negotiations happen by absolute consensus. This would give veto rights to any state that wants to water down the treaty text. That means states could easily remove from the text any tough provisions to restrict irresponsible arms transfers.
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Amnesty & Oxfam : US Joins Arms Trade Treaty... →
NGOs welcome US support but warn that proposal to give any Member State veto power would weaken not strengthen future Treaty Today’s announcement by the US government of its support for beginning…
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Immediate disarmament of those with small arms and... →
On Monday President Kibaki directed Kenya’s security agencies to disarm Kenyans in possession of illegal small arms and light weapons with immediate effect. Mutuku Nguli, PeaceNet-Kenya CEO and International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) member representing the Great Lakes and the SADC regions writes.
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UN, General Assembly, 1st Committee, Arms Trade... →
Apathy Originally uploaded by Toban Black When you don’t see first hand the detriment of gun crime, it can be difficult to gauge the scale of the problem. It’s like all of the…
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Stopping the Terror Trade: UN event hears the need... →
More than 100 government officials from around the world attended an event at the United Nations when Amnesty International launched a new briefing on the arms trade - “Stopping the Terror Trade: How human rights rules in an arms trade can help deliver real security”
WatchLive streaming at the UN has finished for now but we’ll be posting some highlights soon
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UN-backed Congo military offensive a 'humanitarian... →
More than 1,000 civilians killed, 7,000 raped, and 900,000 displaced in operation to disarm Hutu rebel group, says report
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What did YOUR country say about the #ArmsTreaty →
Read what your country has (or hasn’t) said about the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN since the start of October
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First week of Arms Trade Treaty discussions at the... →
During this year’s general debate, vigorous discussions continued on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which is intended to better regulate the international flow of conventional arms. Statements on the ATT were mostly supportive, urging the international community to agree to a legally-binding instrument that is in line with states’ existing obligations under international law…
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Under the Radar in Kandahar →
Great slide show of Kandahar on NYTimes.com