Quakers welcome historic UN vote

Historic UN vote to adopt a treaty to control the trade in conventional arms

by The Friend Newsdesk 12th April 2013

Quakers have welcomed the historic vote last week at the UN General Assembly to adopt a treaty to control the trade in conventional arms.  The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was passed on Tuesday 2 April by a huge majority. Member-states voted by 154 votes to three, with twenty-three abstentions, to control a trade worth £46bn annually.