Control Arms blog from the UN Last week, our good pals at the Control Arms campaign were at the 2005 UN Biennial Meeting of States, where UN agencies and NGOs met to consider small arms. Simon Gray kept us up to date on progress (or lack of it) in a nifty blog. The blog began optomistically with Simon excited about the great chances the conference offered. On Tuesday many governments said they supported an Arms Trade Treaty - great stuff. The NGOs got their turn to make a pitch on Wednesday - moving and powerful presentations were made about the impact of armed violence on individuals and communities. By Thursday 23 countries had pledged their support for an ATT (Arms Trade Treaty) - double the number at the start of the week. Friday saw the Irish government adding its support too. But it was not all good news. Several key countries came out against global policies to control arms. It's going to take a lot more campaigning to deal with the 650 million weapons in ciculation. You can help - sign the million faces petition or join one of the control arms groups in your area. Take a look at the joint statement by the Control Arms campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and IANSA. Why do you think more progress was not made? Where should the Control Arms Campaign go from here? posted at 9:17 AM | Permalink 0 comments   Comments: GenerationWhy and Oxfam accept no responsibility for the content of comments in the Blog. Post a Comment

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