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Every day, around 2,000 people worldwide die as a resulto armed violence. The suering must end. An Arms Trade

Treaty is needed now to stop irresponsible arms transers rom

uelling poverty, conict and human rights abuses. It must be

strong. It must be stringent. It must look like this:

The treaty must hold governments to account

It must be based on states legal obligations and other responsibilities.

States must ensure no transer is permitted i there is substantial risk that it:

will be used to violate UN Charter obligations, including UN arms embargoes

is likely to be diverted

will be used: in serious violations o international human rights or humanitarian law;

to commit acts o genocide or crimes against humanity; to acilitate terrorist attacks;

to acilitate a pattern o gender-based violence, violent crime or organised crime;

to adversely aect regional security; to seriously impair poverty reduction or socio-

economic development; in corrupt practices.

The treaty must be all-inclusive

It must include all weapons including all military, security and police arms, related

equipment and ammunition, components, expertise and production equipment.

It must include all types o transer including import, export, re-export, temporary

transer and transhipment, in the state-sanctioned and commercial trade, plus

transers o technology, loans, gits and aid.And it must include all transactions including those by dealers/brokers and those

providing technical assistance, training, transport, storage, fnance and security.

The treaty must be workable and enforceable

It must provide guidelines or ull, clear implementation.

It must ensure transparency including ull annual reports.

It must have an eective mechanism to monitor compliance.

It must ensure accountability with provisions or adjudication,

dispute settlement and sanctions.

And it must include a comprehensive ramework or international

cooperation and assistance.

For detailed NGO position papers on the Arms Trade Treaty,

go to www.controlarms.org

Child soldier rom the Democratic Republic o Congo.Photo: Sven Torfnn / Panos Pictures

July 2009

An unexploded bomb in a amily house in Lebanon.Photo: Sean Sutton / MAG

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