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New Zealand ratifies new treaty to control the $85bn global arms trade for the first time ever

September 3, 2014

Wellington, September 2^nd 2014: By ratifying the new Arms Trade Treaty today New Zealand has played an historic role in helping end the irresponsible, lethal trade in weapons and ammunition that has devastated the lives of millions of people, according to campaigners.

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