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July 19, 2011

What the Arms Trade Treaty means for me: Ema Tagicakibau

With the Third Session of the Arms Trade Treaty PrepCom well underway, we talk to representatives from the Pacific region....

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July 11, 2011

Dancing in my heart: a letter from South Sudan

Following its Independence ceremony on Saturday 9 July, South Sudan is officially the world's youngest country. Aguet, a member of...

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July 8, 2011

Strong peacekeeping mission needed in South Sudan: let’s tweet

The UN Security Council is expected shortly to authorize a new peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to succeed the current...

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July 7, 2011

Australia’s responsibility on cluster bombs

In 2008, Australia signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions. To ratify this treaty, legislation is currently before our Parliament, but...

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May 11, 2011

Exploring how to apply development in the Arms Treaty

The latest roundtable meeting finds that the Arms Trade Treaty needs to have a strong basis in development in order...

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March 25, 2011

Australia’s ban on cluster munitions: Will we set the right example?

Yesterday, the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade was due to deliver its report on its...

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March 4, 2011

Armstreaty 2011 – it’s a wrap

The Arms Trade Treaty negotiations have come to a close (for now). Ben Murphy gives us a rundown on what...

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March 4, 2011

Ammunition in the Arms trade Treaty: Is it possible?

Since I’ve been working on the Control Arms campaign with Oxfam Australia, I’ve been particularly interested in the issue of...

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March 2, 2011

Armstreaty negotiations get going like a Rolling Stone

With talks currently underway in New York City, the Chair of the Arms Trade Treaty Roberto Moritan may have already...

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February 28, 2011

How can the Arms Treaty support development?

In 2007-8 the infant mortality rate dropped in Brazil saving 1,700 babies from early death compared to the year before....

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February 24, 2011

Time to get serious about the Arms Trade Treaty

by Ben Murphy, Humanitarian Advocacy Officer, Oxfam Australia. Ben will be blogging and tweeting (@Ben_Murphy83) from insude the UN Arms...

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February 7, 2011

Are we facing a major global food price crisis?

New figures show that world prices are at their highest level since the organisation started measuring them in 1990 –...

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