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Landslide UN Vote Kicks Off Treaty to Set Global Gun Trade Standards
31 October 2008
Xinhua
UNITED NATIONS — The first committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday to try to establish agreed standards on arms trade, British Ambassador John Sawers said.
The resolution, which was initiated by Britain, received an overwhelming support at the Committee on Disarmament and International Security, with 145 member states voting in favor. Only the United States and Zimbabwe voted against, Sawers said.
He expressed hope that "the... (GunPolicy.org)