(c) The illicit arms trade

We are concerned about the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, and we support the preparation of an international arms trade treaty.

Arms trafficking must be internationally controlled and sanctioned and illicit trade in arms must be criminalized.

The illicit arms trade is understood to cover that international trade in conventional arms which is contrary to the laws of States and or international law.

Denmark strongly supports the adoption of an international arms trade treaty.

We fully support the United Nations Register on Conventional Arms and urge the reduction of the international arms trade.

Trade unions are up in arms, which, after all, is their duty.

Governments, individually and collectively, have a responsibility to regulate the arms trade.

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Transparency in destabilized areas will foster mistrust, encourage an arms race and serve the arms trade, rather than building confidence.

Through this bill, the Government is seeking to limit domestic arms trade and prevent the transfer of arms to third States.

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

The lucrative aspects of the arms trade should also be taken into account.

First, America and the West must stop supporting autocrats with aid, trade, and arms.

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

It is time to recognize that trade in conventional arms should be drastically curbed.

The establishment of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms was an innovative measure that could bring transparency to the world arms trade.

Of the 34 arms shipments identified by the Monitoring Group, 21 transactions were conducted through the Bakaaraha arms market, which reaffirms the central role it plays in the arms trade and in arms embargo violations in Somalia.

This edition also presents the 2011 Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer, an estimate of the annual authorized trade in light weapons, and a review of developments related to small arms control at the United Nations.

Reduced reliance on military security must also be buttressed through monitoring, regulating and limiting the growing traffic in arms, especially the clandestine arms trade.

Taking advantage of the traditional coastal trade between the waters of the western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, arms embargo violators have now combined this trade with arms shipment and, in some cases, outright arms trafficking by sea.

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59 86. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

60 81. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

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61 66. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

62 47. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons has contributed to their unlimited proliferation.

Furthermore, the problem is linked to the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons.

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The nexus between drug trafficking, terrorism and the illicit arms trade was only too clear.

Arms transfers reflects the uncertainty of security in a region, and arms selling is taken for granted as a sort of commercial trade for profit.

In their effort to combat illicit arms trade, States should bear in mind the following principles

The arms trade is flourishing, thriving, and is fueling many civil wars, ethnic conflicts and tensions.

The legal arms trade is once more on the rise, and the illegal flow of arms to the world's conflict zones is responsible for countless deaths.

The levels of communication with regard to the illicit arms trade should be expanded to include exchanges of information which would permit institutions engaged in the control, tracking and seizure of arms, in all countries to make full scale efforts in a number of areas for eradicating the illicit arms trade.

Drug traffickers are not able to ply their trade in Sudan by the force of arms as we do not allow the possession of arms without permits.

Mexico expressed this concern during the 2001 United Nations Conference on the illicit trade in small arms.

The devastating consequences of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons have not been alleviated.

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Prevention is then an essential factor in the strategy for the eradication of the illicit arms trade.