Security Council 2

RESOLUTION 1.2

Committee: Security Council

Topic Area A: Towards an Arms Treaty: Establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms; the jurisdiction of Security Council.

Sponsored by: USA

Submitted by: Canada, USA, Portugal, Sweden, UK, Israel, France, Norway, Tynasia, Suth Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Austria, Malta, Phillipines, Italy, Luxemburg, Brazil, Spain, Malaysia, Denmark, Switzerland, Monaco, Iraq, Sierra Leone.

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Defining conventional arms as every non-weapon of mass destruction tool that aims at the cause of damage or harm.

Guided by the purposes and principals in the charter of the United Nations and embracing its respect towards the commitment to international law.

Recalling resolutions of previous years (46/36 of 9 December 1991, 51/45 of 10 December 1996, 51/47b of 10 December 1996, 56/24 V of December 2001, 60/69 of 8 December 2005, and 61/89 of 12 December 2006.)

Aknowledging that the absence of common international standarts on the import, export and tranfer of conventional arms is undermining peace,reconciliation,safety,security,stability and sustainable development, as it is contributory factor to comflict, crime,terrorism and the displacement of people.

Taking into account the right of all States to manufacture, import, export, transfer and retain conventional arms or collective self-defence weapons, in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter.

Considering the obligation of each single government to be respectful towards non-govermental organizations, which promote the concept of international human law,international human rights and the disapproval of actions characterized as unfair.

Guided by the strong belief that ruthless arms traders benefit from legal loopholes, thus earn a great deal of money by concluding their deals without being accused for anything but most importantly exploiting people and exacebrate conflict among them.

Declares the Security Council as the higher authority of controlling the arms trade.

Suggests that States submit comprehensive national annual reports on all their international arms and ammunition transfers to an international registry, which shall publish a complied comprehensive, international annual report;

Proposes, for each nation to install tracking devices to every weapon manufactured in order to be able to observe them.

Encourages civil society actors, humanitarian actors and UN field organizations to play an active role in the Arms Trade Treaty process, and use their participation as essential to the legitimacy of the process.

Encourages other governments to support the universal principles, operational measures, and the process to develop an Arms Trade Treaty – bilaterally, at sub-regional and regional levels, in multilateral groups, and within the UN.

Decides to establish operational mechanisms such as international cooperation and assistance, monitoring, information sharing, national legislation, verification and dispute settlement.

Further proposes that monitory verification and compliance mechanism of the treaty should be based on a consultation mechanism among States Parts, which would allow comparing the actual implementation of the treaty and the interpretation of its parameters, thus leading to a progressive convergence of national practices.

Emphasizes that, in order to be effective, such an instrument should be inclusive of the widest range of weapons system and their ammunition.

Proclaims that the scope of application of such a treaty should be wide, covering all aspects of international transfers, including export, import, transshipment, brokering, technologies, and relating services, and should apply to all conventional arms, ammunition, arms technology and related services.

Endorses the notion that arms and dual-use items should be sold without the greatest of attention to countries where behavior is cause for concern.

Points out that the measures taken should not affect licit arms trade based on the legitimate right to self-degence of each State.

Encourages the adoption of the convention on Cluster Munitions by the participants of the Oslo Process in May 2008.

Instructs all governments to support the universal principles, operational measures, and the process to develop an Arms Trade Treaty- bilaterally, at sub-regional and regional levels, in multilateral groups, and within the UN.

Draws attention to the question of assistance to persons falling victims of armed violence resulting from illicit and poorly regulated arms trade and emphasizes that an Arms Trade Treaty could address the rights of victims of such violence, including their rights to adequate care and rehabilitation, as well as their social and economic inclusion.

Recognizes that provisions on international cooperation and assistance could be an intergrated part of an Arms Trade treaty in order to enhance implementation of the treaty obligation and invites States in a position to do so to provide technical and financial assistance, or other forms of assistance, in order to build and strengthen mechanisms for licensing, safeguards against diversions, etc.

Reders, the transmissions of the solutions posed to this resolution, to posterior resolutions, as strictly obliging.

Decides to remain actively seized on the matter.