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Subject: conflict

24 Articles

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05 Sep 2012

DR Congo: Finding a dress in displacement

After much indecision, a best friend has just declared she's getting married 24 hours after...

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By Skye Wheeler

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29 Aug 2012

Great Lakes crisis: A Q&A

Right now, more people are displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) than at any time...

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By Sam Dixon

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31 Jul 2012

DR Congo: "We do not dare to go home"

Tens of thousands of people are now seeking refuge in Kibati, Nyiragongo territory, on the outskirts...

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By Marie Cacace

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30 Jul 2012

Disappointed but not discouraged

Despite herculean efforts from around the world, the Arms Trade Treaty was not agreed on Friday...

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Control Arms campaigners

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27 Jul 2012

For two years I was a dad... then a man started firing

My son Alistair was asleep in his pram inside the cafe in Turkey. He wasn't the gunman's...

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By David Grimason

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25 Jul 2012

Two days left to make a strong treaty

There are now just two days to go at the UN Arms Trade Treaty negotiations in New York and the...

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Fake tombstones are placed along the East River by members of the Control Arms Coalition to coincide with a diplomatic conference on the future Arms Trade Treaty in New York. They are calling on the over 190 countries present to agree a strong global agreement that will bring the arms trade under control. July 24, 2012. Andrew Kelly

By Rachel George

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17 Jul 2012

Yemen: Back home – but nowhere to stay

Mixed feelings overwhelmed 30 year-old Raja and her family as they made their way back to their...

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By Amal Alariqi

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12 Jul 2012

Photographer recreates Banksy images in call for tighter controls on the arms trade

See Banky's original image Pictures released as negotiations for a new Arms Trade Treaty...

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By Emma Cooney

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28 Jun 2012

Control Arms: Rolling around London… in a Tank!

Yesterday, Oxfam and Amnesty International UK drove a tank around central London, startling passers-by...

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By Abby Mason

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27 Jun 2012

Scottish dad takes Arms Trade Treaty campaign to the United Nations

David Grimason has today announced he will take his campaign for a strong Arms Trade Treaty to...

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By Jamie Livingstone

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