by Raluca Muresan | Mar 27, 2013 | News
Parliamentarians for Global Action called for a strong Arms Trade Treaty here at the UN in New York yesterday. At an event sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Finland, the Control Arms coalition member reinforced the need to close the loopholes in the draft treaty...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 27, 2013 | News
Anna Macdonald, Oxfam’s Head of Arms Control, said: “We see some improvements have been made since the last draft was issued but there are still some important problems with the new text. “The scope of what would be covered in the treaty is still too narrow. We need a...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 27, 2013 | News
On the penultimate day of the ATT negotiations, we got the media’s attention early morning with a helicopter assembled on a New York rooftop, with the UN in the background. Monday started with a press conference, where it was made clear to the world that the text on...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 26, 2013 | News
As negotiations continue at the United Nations on the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty, take a step back and look at the faces of the people this treaty is for. The slidehow above features 5 people with 5 inspiring testimonies on the need to stop armed violence and...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 26, 2013 | News
Diplomats entering the United Nations headquarters were met with quite a surprise today as they passed through security to continue negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty. Standing outside the entrance was the Sheryl Renee Gospel Choir whose soulful voices could be...
