Arms Trade
# arms-trade - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Column: The arms trade is global, deadly and very poorly regulated
A global arms trade treaty could save some of the estimated 200,000 people killed every year as a result of armed conflict – but its success depends on the US President holding his nerve, writes Colm O’Gorman. If President Obama can hold his nerve.
# arms-trade - Saturday 28 July, 2012
UN fail to reach agreement on arms trade
After a six year campaign and four weeks of talks, there is still no Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the sale of guns and other weapons.
# arms-trade - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
UN Arms Trade Treaty discussions delayed
The conference was set to run until 27 July, but has been delayed due to questions over Palestine having observer status.
# arms-trade - Monday 2 July, 2012
UN conference on Arms Trade Treaty begins
Delegates from 193 countries travelled to New York today for the opening day of the month-long gathering.
# arms-trade - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
EU Parliament calls for tighter regulation of arms trade
New UN Arms Trade Treaty should require the public disclosure of all arms deals by UN members, says Parliament.
# arms-trade - Thursday 24 May, 2012
Mental health services inadequate, prisons below standards – Amnesty
In its annual report on the state of human rights in the world, the organisation also said that the UN Security Council had not shown the same courage as those who had participated in the Arab Spring.
# arms-trade - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
Burma ‘halting arms purchases’ from North Korea
Burma’s president has confirmed that his country has bought weapons from North Korea over the past 20 years and assured his South Korean counterpart that it will no longer do so.
# arms-trade - Sunday 6 May, 2012
Ireland and the arms trade – what needs to change?
This summer, Ireland will join other UN states to discuss how to improve the “poorly regulated” trade of conventional weapons – and ways to stop military equipment falling into the wrong hands.
# arms-trade - Tuesday 8 November, 2011
Ireland ranked ninth for commitment to help poorer countries develop
The Commitment to Development Index ranks 22 of the world’s wealthier nations for areas including aid, technology, trade, investment and migration.
# arms-trade - Thursday 3 November, 2011
Man behind Nicholas Cage weapons dealer role convicted of attempting to arm FARC
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, aka the Merchant of Death, was convicted after US agents posing as Colombian terrorists staged a $20m arms deal.
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