Success! World governments say "yes" to an Arms Trade Treaty
 This is what we all campaign for... Yesterday at the United Nations, an overwhelming majority of the world's governments took the first step towards a global Arms Trade Treaty. This vote comes three years after the start of the Control Arms campaign and is a real success story: an Arms Trade Treaty will prevent international arms sales that fuel conflict, poverty and serious human rights violations.
The vote is the first time that governments have voted on the proposal to develop an Arms Trade Treaty, and support was overwhelming: 139 countries said "yes" and only the US said "no". As Jeremy Hobbs, director of Oxfam International put it: "Since the Control Arms campaign began three years ago, an estimated one million people have been killed by conventional weapons. In response, over a million campaigners from over 170 countries have called for an Arms Trade Treaty. Today governments answered that call."
This success shows that campaigning works - there's a long way to go, but all of you who supported the Control Arms campaign can feel very proud today.
More on the Oxfam site >>
Read about it on the BBC website >>
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