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FILE – In this Sept. 13, 2005 file photo, the flags of member nations fly outside the General Assembly building at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree, File)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 3, 2013 | World
United Nations, AP—The first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade opens for signature Monday with some key arms sellers and buyers expected to be among several dozen nations that sign. The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly...
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The General Assembly building at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Sept. 13, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree, File)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 3, 2013 | World
United Nations, Reuters—The 193-nation UN General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers....
