Socio-Economic Development
This category maps States’ positions on including as a parameter of the Arms Trade Treaty provisions to restrict transfers that could hinder, undermine or adversely affect socio-economic development. This category reflects the principle of the “least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources” enshrined in Article 26 of the UN Charter.
STRONG SUPPORT MILD SUPPORT OBJECTION
LEGEND
Expressions of support for including ‘socio-economic development’ criteria in the treaty with provisions that prohibit or deny transfers of arms that will condone excessive or unaccountable allocation of human and economic resources to armaments.
Expressions of support for including socio-economic development as criteria, but not actively advocating that violations should lead to denial of the transfer, or suggesting their inclusion required consideration.
Objecting to, or actively opposing the inclusion of socio-economic development.
No statement is publicly available, or has not been identified yet.