7. Non Reporters to the UN Register on Conventional Weapons Other key non-contributors to the UNRCA: Egypt China, Israel, Iran, DPR Korea, Cuba, Indonesia, Myanmar, Libya, Syria, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. LIC 3.1 98 10.3% Burkina Faso LIC 2.5 127 15.8% Uganda LMIC 2.6 123 16% Armenia LMIC 3.8 68 18.1% Georgia UMIC 4.7 50 19.2% Jordan UMIC 3.5 78 20.9% Colombia HIC 9.3 1 27% Singapore WB Classification CPI Score CPI Rank MilEx as % of Cent Gov Exp
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Around the world, many arms transfers are appropriate = arms in the hands of responsible security forces and others who know their legal responsibilities and consistently apply them. => to protect their own citizens to contribute to national sovereignty and regional stability To protect civilians in danger abroad However…
Exacerbates human rights abuse Torture and Arbitrary Arrest Political Intimidation Forced to flee Abduction and hostage taking Exacerbates poverty by - Increase in refugees and internally displaced people Denies access to land, Restricts access to schools, hospitals, markets Destabilises economies Undermines development – More African resources are devoted to the arms trade than to health care Armed conflict costs Africa 18 billion per year
R egional agreemens: Some only have a limited scope of weapons and/or transfers Their implementation varies according to the actual technical capacity and political will of States and regional bodies Some regions & countries are not submitted to any kind of arms exports controls regime
+ Be diverted from its stated recipient; Facilitate terrorism, a pattern of gender-based violence, violent or organised crime ; Adversely affect regional security; Violate UN Charter obligations, including UN arms embargoes, or customary law rules relating to the use of force ; Breach other arms control agreements to which states involved in the transfer are a party