DISARMAMENT: ‘UN officials hail entry into force of landmark global arms trade treaty’, UN News Centre, 23 December 2014; and ‘Global arms treaty signed; first treaty to prevent transfer of weapons to terrorists’, Indian Express, 24 December 2014

DISARMAMENT: With ratification by the required 60 countries, UNSG Ban Ki-moon welcomed the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty, bringing accountability and transparency to the global arms trade. "From now on, States Parties to this important treaty will have a legal obligation to apply the highest standards to their international transfers of weapons and ammunition." 'UN officials hail entry into force of landmark global arms trade treaty', UN News Centre, 23 December 2014; and 'Global arms treaty signed; first treaty to prevent transfer of weapons to terrorists', Indian Express, 24 December 2014