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# Arms Trade

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Column: 'With a few surviving classmates, I stepped carefully over the dead and dying'
As a 13-year old schoolgirl, Setsuko Thurlow became a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Her harrowing testimony is a continuing reminder of the importance of nuclear disarmament, writes Jamie Walsh.
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Mar 27th 2014, 7:30 PM
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Column: Why is the US still providing Egypt's military with weapons?
The Egyptian military has shocked the world in recent weeks over force used against protesters – but yet the United States has not cancelled military aid to the country, writes Neil Walsh.
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Aug 20th 2013, 7:00 AM
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Column: The arms trade is global, deadly and very poorly regulated
A global arms trade treaty could save some of the estimated 200,000 people killed every year as a result of armed conflict – but its success depends on the US President holding his nerve, writes Colm O’Gorman. If President Obama can hold his nerve.
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Mar 26th 2013, 6:30 PM
# No Treaty
UN fail to reach agreement on arms trade
After a six year campaign and four weeks of talks, there is still no Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the sale of guns and other weapons.
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Jul 28th 2012, 10:37 AM
# United Nations
UN Arms Trade Treaty discussions delayed
The conference was set to run until 27 July, but has been delayed due to questions over Palestine having observer status.
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Jul 3rd 2012, 9:47 AM
# Arms Trade
UN conference on Arms Trade Treaty begins
Delegates from 193 countries travelled to New York today for the opening day of the month-long gathering.
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Jul 2nd 2012, 4:35 PM
# Arms Trade
EU Parliament calls for tighter regulation of arms trade
New UN Arms Trade Treaty should require the public disclosure of all arms deals by UN members, says Parliament.
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Jun 13th 2012, 4:31 PM
# Human Rights
Mental health services inadequate, prisons below standards - Amnesty
In its annual report on the state of human rights in the world, the organisation also said that the UN Security Council had not shown the same courage as those who had participated in the Arab Spring.
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May 24th 2012, 6:30 AM
# Burma
Burma 'halting arms purchases' from North Korea
Burma’s president has confirmed that his country has bought weapons from North Korea over the past 20 years and assured his South Korean counterpart that it will no longer do so.
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May 15th 2012, 2:15 PM
# Arms Trade
Ireland and the arms trade - what needs to change?
This summer, Ireland will join other UN states to discuss how to improve the “poorly regulated” trade of conventional weapons – and ways to stop military equipment falling into the wrong hands.
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May 6th 2012, 12:00 PM
# Development
Ireland ranked ninth for commitment to help poorer countries develop
The Commitment to Development Index ranks 22 of the world’s wealthier nations for areas including aid, technology, trade, investment and migration.
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Nov 8th 2011, 7:15 AM
# Lord of War
Man behind Nicholas Cage weapons dealer role convicted of attempting to arm FARC
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, aka the Merchant of Death, was convicted after US agents posing as Colombian terrorists staged a $20m arms deal.
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Nov 3rd 2011, 8:58 AM