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Arias in UN plea for action on Arms Trade Treaty
Speaking at the UN this week (on 24 September), Costa Rican president, Óscar Arias Sanchez, urged world leaders to show they were serious about disarmament by supporting the Arms Trade Treaty.

IANSA members mark International Day of Peace
Monday 21 September is the annual International Day of Peace, a global call for ceasefire and non-violence. This year, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has provided a strong and simple declaration: "We must disarm."

Belgian arms trafficker arrested in US
A Belgian man believed to be among the biggest arms traffickers in Europe has been arrested in the US. Jacques Monsieur is charged with trying to buy fighter jet engines for Iran, flouting a US embargo.

12 Awa indigenous people killed in Colombia
12 Awa indigenous people were killed and 2 more were wounded by hooded men in uniforms in south west Colombia on 26 August.