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United States, Zimbabwe Alone in Opposing UN Global Gun Trade Treaty
31 October 2008
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Zimbabwe may not be on the best of terms, but they had a rare moment of unity on Friday when their U.N. envoys joined forces to vote against establishing global arms trade standards.
Nearly 150 nations voted in favor of drafting a legally binding arms trade treaty that would tighten regulation of, and set international standards for, the import, export and transfer of conventional weapons.
The resolution presented to the First... (GunPolicy.org)