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.
__ green - 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.
__ amber – 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.
__ red – Objecting to, or actively opposing the inclusion of socio-economic development.
__ black – No statement is publicly available, or has not been identified yet.