Campaign news: EU backs international Arms Trade Treaty Just a bit of interesting campaign news for you on a Monday. The EU council meeting in Luxembourg has announced for the first time that it supports the international Arms Trade Treaty. As the EU currently accounts for two fifths (39%) of global arms sales, this is a massive step forward for the Control Arms campaign. Simon Gray, the Control Arms campaign manager at Oxfam said: 'For too long the arms trade has operated without international regulation and millions of people have died as a result. The backing of the EU for the international Arms Trade Treaty brings the treaty much closer to being a reality... Attention now turns to the UN arms conference next year and ensuring that the treaty tops the agenda.' Find out more about the Control Arms campaign here and give your support by joining the Million Faces petition. posted at 3:47 PM | 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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