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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 3 Oktober 2006 / Time Line October 3, 2006

2. Oktober 2006, 4. Oktober 2006

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Den tyske nobelfredsprissmodtager Carl von Ossietzky fødes 1899.
/ Die deutsche Friedensnobelpreisträger Carl von Ossietzky geboren wurde, 1899.

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ABM-traktaten træder i kraft, 1972.

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Første britiske  atomvåbenforsøg på Monte Belloøerne ved Australien, 1952.
/ The first British nuclear weapons tests in the Montebello Islands in Australia, 1952.

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The Dream of a Global Arms Trade Treaty May Soon Become Reality
The Friends Committee on National Legislation
http://www.fcnl.org/issues/issue.php?issue_id=47
The international arms trade is out of control. Irresponsible arms transfers exasperate violent conflicts, perpetuate poverty and underdevelopment, and contribute to countless violations of human rights and humanitarian law. Every day, thousands of people around the world are tortured, injured, or sent fleeing from their homes by forces armed with deadly weapons. Every minute of every day, someone is tragically killed by armed violence.
Despite these negative consequences, the U.S. and other countries have failed to effectively address the often legal, global arms proliferation problem. After years of discussion, governments are finally beginning to take action. Thanks to the work of activists throughout the world, the idea of a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is gaining momentum in capitals around the world and within the United Nations. The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly – the UN’s forum on disarmament and security affairs – opened Oct. 2 in New York. In just a few weeks, governments at these meetings will cast a historic vote, beginning a process toward an ATT.
Though almost all arms-exporting states have guidelines that are intended to control international arms transfers, many countries continue to give priority to profits in the lucrative weapons market over respect for human rights and human security. The devastating effects of this practice are felt by millions of people around the world. By establishing a global legal framework, an arms treaty would stop states from putting profits before principles.
Over the past 60 years, the international community has developed a series of nearly 300 binding agreements concerning human rights, international humanitarian law, and peaceful co-existence. These agreements establish a number of important limitations on states' freedom to transfer weapons. An ATT would draw together, codify, and apply these limitations to the conventional weapons trade in a clear and consistent manner. It would provide an invaluable contribution to international law in this area and a strong framework for further progressive development of the law.
Thousands of civil society organizations and more than 50 governments have already given explicit public support for an Arms Trade Treaty. Now is the time for all governments to join that movement and begin negotiations that can bring such a treaty to reality.

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