CHINA TO JOIN UN
ARMS TRADE TREATY
China will join
a global pact to regulate arms sales
It is committed
to efforts to “enhance peace and stability” in the world
Comes after U.S.
President Donald Trump announced plans last year to pull the U.S. out of the
agreement
Arms Trade
Treaty: Multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) can be traced back to the
late 1980s, when civil society actors and Nobel Peace Prize
Laureates concerns about the unregulated nature of the global arms trade and
its impact on human security
ATT is part of a larger global effort begun in 1997
by Costa Rican
President and 1987 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias
Treaty was negotiated in New York City
at a global conference under the auspices of the United Nations
(UN) from 2–27 July 2012
UN General Assembly of 2 April 2013 (71st Plenary
Meeting) adopted the ATT
It entered into force on 4th December 2014
As of September 2019, 105 states have ratified or
acceded to the ATT, including five of the world's top 10 arms producers (the United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain)
32 states have signed but not ratified the treaty
North Korea, Iran, and Syria voted in
opposition
China and Russia, were among the 23 nations that
abstained. Cuba, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nicaragua,
Saudi Arabia, and Sudan also abstained
Armenia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Vietnam
did not vote
On April 26, 2019, President Donald Trump announced
that the United States will be withdrawing its signature on the treaty
ATT is an attempt to regulate the international
trade of conventional weapons for the purpose of contributing to international
and regional peace;
reducing human suffering; and promoting co-operation, transparency, and responsible action by and
among states
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
claimed the treaty would not interfere with domestic arms commerce or the right to bear arms in its member states; ban the
export of any type of weapon.
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