UN: Landmark Arms Trade Treaty to become reality with 50th ratification

Headline Title:  UN: Landmark Arms Trade Treaty to become reality with 50th ratification 25 September 2014  Protection for the millions of people whose lives are devastated by the poorly regulated global arms trade is set to take a giant leap forward on Thursday, Amnesty International said with the historic Arms Trade Treaty expected to surpass the 50 ratifications needed to trigger a 90-day countdown to entry into force. Argentina, the Bahamas, Czech Republic, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Senegal and Uruguay are expected to be the latest states to confirm ratification of the treaty…

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