SYRIA CRISIS APPEAL

Conflicts and Disasters - Updates

Campaigners Reaction to Draft Arms Trade Treaty Text
24 July 2012
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EU statements not helping to halt Israeli settlements
24 July 2012
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Arms Trade Treaty negotiations moved behind closed doors
9 July 2012
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European Parliament resolution on UN Arms Trade Treaty
13 June 2012
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Ammunition trade tops $4 billion yet little regulation to control and keep track of who bullets are sold to
30 May 2012
Global sales of ammunition are worth more than $4 billion and are growing at a faster rate than trade in guns, yet there is virtually no regulation in place to control where the bullets end up.
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Arms Trade Treaty long overdue, as new research shows billions spent on illicit weapons deals by states under embargo
3 May 2012
More than $2.2 billion worth of arms and ammunition have been imported since 2000 by countries operating under arms embargoes, according to new figures released today by international humanitarian agency Oxfam.
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Every minute, one person is killed by armed violence. Photo:Crispin Hughes/Oxfam

Oxfam reaction on South Sudan / Sudan resolution at the UN Security Council
2 May 2012
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Oxfam reaction to the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on Mali
4 April 2012
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Oxfam on London Somalia Conference: Strong on rhetoric, but same policies will not work
23 February 2012
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Urgent action needed before major US remittance lifeline is cut to Somalia
22 December 2011
Aid groups urge the U.S. government, the bank and hawala merchants to work together to find a cooperative solution that will not disrupt or delay the transfer of assistance from the Diaspora to Somalia.
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