On Saturday 2 March up to 100 young people will take part in a ‘die-in’ in Shoreditch, east London to illustrate the deadly impact of the poorly regulated arms trade.
Church leaders have written to the Foreign Secretary, ahead of Peacemaking Sunday, highlighting the importance of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Christian leaders representing 90 per cent of the world’s Christians have issued an appeal to governments negotiating the first global Arms Trade Treaty: Keep ammunition in the treaty.
A report by the Committees on Arms Export Controls says the UK must betteridentify the risk of arms transfers being used for repression or human rights violations.
Churches from countries most affected by unregulated trade in arms have gathered in Cape Town to make final advocacy plans for next month's global arms trade treaty.