Control Arms

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Boy in front of war-scarred buildings in Kuito, Angola. Credit: Andy Hall/Oxfam
Find out how you can help achieve an international Arms Trade Treaty.

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8 October 2008
Global commitments to reduce poverty and improve lives cannot be reached unless the international community makes urgent progress towards controlling the arms trade, according to a newOxfam report released today.

In depth

How irresponsible arms transfers undermine development goals
8 October 2008
Next steps for the UN Programme of Action
4 July 2005
Failing to prevent irresponsible arms transfers
22 June 2005
2004: Worker resting with his gun during work on the road from Kamion , in Uganda, to Oropoi in Kenya. Credit: Simon Nangiro/Oxfam
Global commitments to reduce poverty and improve lives cannot be reached unless the international community makes urgent progress towards controlling the arms trade, according to a newOxfam report released today.