BAN WELCOMES SIGNING OF ARMS TRADE TREATY BY MAJORITY OF UN MEMBERS, US VETO

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Date: 25 Sep 2013 14:00:01 -0400
Subject: BAN WELCOMES SIGNING OF ARMS TRADE TREATY BY MAJORITY OF UN
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BAN WELCOMES SIGNING OF ARMS TRADE TREATY BY MAJORITY OF UN MEMBERS,
INCLUDING USNew York, Sep 25 2013 2:00PMWith 19 countries, including
the United States, signing onto a new treaty regulating international
trade in conventional arms today on the sidelines of the annual
General Assembly high-level debate, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said
that the total number of signatories now exceeded half of all United
Nations Member States.

"Today, a number of countries signed the Arms Trade Treaty, pushing
the total number of signatures to more than half of all Member
States," Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a
<"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=7130">statement,
noting that the Secretary-General, as depository of a treaty he deems
important, welcomes every signature.

"It is of particular significance that the largest arms exporting
country in the world, the United States, is now also among those
countries who have committed themselves to a global regulation of the
arms trade," the spokesperson stressed.

Among other provisions, the new treaty – which will enter into force
once it receives 50 ratifications – includes a prohibition on the
transfer of arms which would be used in the commission of genocide,
crimes against humanity and certain war crimes.

The treaty was adopted by a vote in the 193-member General Assembly in
April after the final UN Conference dedicated to the issue failed to
garner consensus on a text. The signatures received so far today push
the number of signatories to 107, with two more expected this
afternoon.

The treaty regulates all conventional arms within the categories of
battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large-calibre artillery
systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles and
missile launchers and small arms and light weapons.

A 2011 study commissioned by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), entitled "The Global Burden of Armed Violence," documented
that more than half a million people die as a result of armed violence
every year, fuelled in many cases by the widespread availability of
weapons. Many more suffer horrific injuries and abuses, including
rape, while still more are forced from their homes.

The Secretary-General believes that today's signings "will contribute
to efforts to reduce insecurity and suffering for people on all
continents," his spokesperson said, adding: "He calls upon other
countries to follow suit."Sep 25 2013 2:00PM
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