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Samoa Ratifies Arms Treaty, Calls for Other Pacific Countries to Follow Suit
4 June 2014
Radio New Zealand International (Shortwave)
Regional campaigners against the global arms trade say Pacific Island countries should follow Samoa's lead and ratify a landmark international treaty.
Samoa is the first among Pacific Island countries to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty which seeks to thwart the flow of arms to conflict regions.
Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu and Vanuatu have signed but ratification is needed in order to be bound by the UN agreement's rules.
Samoa's move brings to 40 the number of states... (GunPolicy.org)