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When Will Vanuatu Ratify the Arms Trade Treaty?
14 May 2016
Vanuatu Daily Post
Vanuatu signed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 26th July, 2013 among 130 countries that signed the ATT after it was adopted in April 2013.
The Treaty entered into force on 24 December, 2014 and to date, 82 countries worldwide have ratified it.
Vanuatu's signing of the ATT is an indication of an intention to proceed to ratification. And any protracted delay in this process could send the wrong signals vis-a-vis Vanuatu's long-term commitment to this Treaty and its goal... (GunPolicy.org)