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The export of weapons and military equipment in violation of international law, exacerbating geo-political tensions, cannot be ignored

News and Press Release in English on World and 1 other country about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; published on 11 Apr 2023 by UN SC

Ruchira Kamboj stressed that illicit transfer and illegal diversion of arms to non-state actors, including armed and terrorist groups, pose threats to international peace and security.

Pak drones carrying arms and drugs have been shot down very often by Indias BSF

India is facing a “serious challenge” of cross-border supply of illicit weapons using drones, which cannot be possible without active support from State

"We are facing a serious challenge of cross-border supply of illicit weapons using drones," India's Permanent Representative said at UNSC.

New York: Implementing the many global tools aimed at controlling the trade and transfer of weapons – ranging from tracing instruments, to export rules, to safe storage guidelines and beyond – is crucial to prevent arms from falling into the wrong hands, the UN’s senior disarmament official told the Security Council on Monday.

UNITED NATIONS — India is facing a “serious challenge” of cross-border supply of illicit weapons using drones, which cannot be possible without active support from State authorities, New Delhi’s envoy here said in an apparent reference to Pakistan. Speaking at the UN Security Council’s open debate on Threats to International Peace and Security: Risks Stemming from Violations of Agreements Regulating the Exports of Weapons and Military Equipments’ held on Monday un...

Abstract: The framework on which the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), currently being negotiated, is likely to be based is clear: It will set out criteria that signatories must apply to proposed arms transfers and require them to decide whether the proposed transfer poses a risk under any of those criteria. But these criteria are likely to be ill-defined, and the ATT's "checklist" model differs fundamentally from the "guidance" model that the U.S. currently employs. Worst o...

A Deputy Director at the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has advised people against obtaining personal guns under the guise of self-protection.