The world’s three largest arms sellers have raised objections to key elements of a long awaited United Nations arms trade treaty ahead of a meeting in New York today.
The aim of the treaty – in preparation since 2006 – is to reduce the 750,000 arms-related deaths that occur each year. But its backers face a tough challenge to reach agreement on a robust treaty ahead of a July 27 deadline.
The US, Russia, and China all oppose the inclusion of binding language aimed at preventing arms from being exported to countries where they could be used to undermine human rights.
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