Security Council

RESOLUTION 1.1

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: Russian Federation

Submitted by: Egypt, Russian Federation, P.RP Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, Cyprus, Mexico, Slovakia, Chile, Armenia, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, Malaysia,

The Security Council committee,

Gravely concerning the threat of terrorism, the need of all states to take effective measures and the risk that non-State actors may acquire, develop traffic in or use conventional arms.

Recognizing that arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation are essential for the maintenance of international peace and security

Bearing in mind the right of all States to manufacture, import, export, transfer and retain conventional arms for self-defense and security needs, in order to participate in peace support operations.

Emphasizing that the absence of common international standards on the import, export and transfer of conventional arms is a contributory factor to conflict, the displacement of people, crime and terrorism, thereby undermining peace, reconciliation, safety, security, stability and sustainable development,

Fully alarmed by the interference of organized crime and the ensuring of financial interests hiding in the channeling of conventional arms in the global market,

Recalling that International non-government and human rights organizations including Amnesty, Oxfam and the International Action Network on Small Arms ( who lead the Control Arms Campaign) have developed analysis on what an effective Arms Trade Treaty would look like

Reaffirming the Arms Trade Treaty, voted by UN Member States on October 30^th 2009,

Also requests to establish a group of governmental experts, on the basis of equitable geographic distribution informed to examine the facility, scope and draft parameters for a comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export and terser of conventional arms;

Encourages all States to implement and address, on a national basis, the basis the relevant recommendations contained in paragraphs 28 and 29 of the report of the Secretary-General, and comment all States carefully consider how to achieve such implementation in order to insure that their national systems and internal controls are at the highest possible standards to prevent the diversion of conventional arms from the legal to the illicit market, where they can be used for terrorist acts, organized crime and other criminal activities, and further calls upon those States in a position to do so to render assistance in this regard upon request!

Calls all Member States to cooperate closely with NGOs, the defense industry and international governments and organizations to take forward work towards an ATT!

Examines further the tolerance which is shown against those who support and perpetuate this problem and stresses the importance of harder punishments against anyone who transfers weapons as well as inform the people about those who gain profit from this commerce!

Compilation of an annual report from every Member State included reliable information about arm transfer between States.

Desires to be ensured that the Treaty will not be

a) a disarmament treaty

b) concerned with domestic or national policies on gun ownership

Urges the governments to ensure that no transfer is permitted if there’s substantial risk that is likely for the guns to:

· Be used in serious violations of international human rights or humanitarian law, or acts of genocide or crimes against humanity;

· Facilitate terrorist attacks, a pattern of gender based violence, crime or organazized crime;

· Violate UN Charter obligations, including UN arms embargoes;

· Be diverted from its stated recipient;

· Adversely affect regional security ; or

· Seriously impair poverty reduction or socioeconomic development.