Arms Trade Treaty negotiations threatened by diplomatic Damocles' Sword
A major diplomatic negotiation aiming to regulate the trade in weapons and ammunition is at risk of failing due to member states’ insistence to give every state the right to veto a future treaty,...
View ArticleUN Diplomats agree to conclude Arms Trade Treaty negotiations in 2013
Governments pass UN resolution to hold major diplomatic conference next year with an unprecedented 157 'yes' votes, including China for the first time, 18 abstentions & 0 votes againstGovernments...
View ArticleUrgent call for tighter rules on arms trade on eve of final treaty negotiations
Language English Draft Arms Trade Treaty text littered with loopholes which need fixing urgently to save livesMore than 325,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives through armed violence...
View ArticleTime for governments to make history and agree to an Arms Trade Treaty
Governments from over 190 member states have a second chance to make history this month by agreeing the first ever Arms Trade Treaty, a coalition of NGOs and human rights groups said today.Diplomats...
View ArticleControl Arms Coalition reaction: Arms Trade Treaty text
Language English In response to the release of the revised text last night (Friday), Anna Macdonald, Oxfam's Head of Arms Control, said:Read moreContact information: For more information or to arrange...
View ArticleFinal Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty Control Arms coalition calls on...
Campaigners today say radical changes must be made to the latest draft of the Arms Trade Treaty by the Presidency of the Conference, if the treaty is to save lives. The Control Arms coalition said the...
View ArticleControl Arms reaction to the new text on the final conference on the Arms...
Language English Anna Macdonald, Oxfam’s Head of Arms Control, said:Read moreContact information: For more information or to arrange interviews contact:Louis Belanger (Oxfam) +1 917 224 0834You may...
View ArticleSyria, Iran and North Korea stall agreement of arms trade treaty
Aid agency urges States to finish the job next weekNew York: International aid agency Oxfam condemns Syria, Iran and North Korea for blocking agreement today of the Arms Trade Treaty, which would have...
View ArticleMore than 60 states signed the Arms Trade Treaty today at the United Nations...
Language English In reaction to 62 states signing the Arms Trade Treaty today at the United Nations in New York, Anna Macdonald, Head of Arms Control, Oxfam said:Read moreContact information: For...
View ArticleArms Trade Treaty set to enter into force before end of year as number of...
Language English Argentina, St Lucia, Portugal, Senegal, and Uruguay are amongst latest states to announce ratification - triggering 90-day countdownSeven more states will ratify the Arms Trade Treaty...
View ArticleArms Trade Treaty negotiations threatened by diplomatic Damocles' Sword
A major diplomatic negotiation aiming to regulate the trade in weapons and ammunition is at risk of failing due to member states’ insistence to give every state the right to veto a future treaty,...
View ArticleUN Diplomats agree to conclude Arms Trade Treaty negotiations in 2013
Governments pass UN resolution to hold major diplomatic conference next year with an unprecedented 157 'yes' votes, including China for the first time, 18 abstentions & 0 votes againstGovernments...
View ArticleUrgent call for tighter rules on arms trade on eve of final treaty negotiations
Language EnglishDraft Arms Trade Treaty text littered with loopholes which need fixing urgently to save livesMore than 325,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives through armed violence since...
View ArticleTime for governments to make history and agree to an Arms Trade Treaty
Governments from over 190 member states have a second chance to make history this month by agreeing the first ever Arms Trade Treaty, a coalition of NGOs and human rights groups said today.Diplomats...
View ArticleControl Arms Coalition reaction: Arms Trade Treaty text
Language EnglishIn response to the release of the revised text last night (Friday), Anna Macdonald, Oxfam's Head of Arms Control, said:Read moreContact information: For more information or to arrange...
View ArticleFinal Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty Control Arms coalition calls on...
Campaigners today say radical changes must be made to the latest draft of the Arms Trade Treaty by the Presidency of the Conference, if the treaty is to save lives. The Control Arms coalition said the...
View ArticleControl Arms reaction to the new text on the final conference on the Arms...
Language EnglishAnna Macdonald, Oxfam’s Head of Arms Control, said:Read moreContact information: For more information or to arrange interviews contact:Louis Belanger (Oxfam) +1 917 224 0834You may also...
View ArticleSyria, Iran and North Korea stall agreement of arms trade treaty
Aid agency urges States to finish the job next weekNew York: International aid agency Oxfam condemns Syria, Iran and North Korea for blocking agreement today of the Arms Trade Treaty, which would have...
View ArticleMore than 60 states signed the Arms Trade Treaty today at the United Nations...
Language EnglishIn reaction to 62 states signing the Arms Trade Treaty today at the United Nations in New York, Anna Macdonald, Head of Arms Control, Oxfam said:Read moreContact information: For...
View ArticleArms Trade Treaty set to enter into force before end of year as number of...
Language EnglishArgentina, St Lucia, Portugal, Senegal, and Uruguay are amongst latest states to announce ratification - triggering 90-day countdownSeven more states will ratify the Arms Trade Treaty...
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