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By further terms, the Council reaffirmed its own responsibility to monitor the implementation of Council-mandated arms embargoes, reaffirming its intention to strengthen monitoring mechanisms, including by assigning staff to relevant missions. It also stressed the need for all parties to take all measures to avoid civi...
“The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded,” declared Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in remarks at the outset of today’s meeting. The excessive accumulation of arms had fuelled insecurity and conflict from Mali to Afghanistan and beyond. Weapons trafficking affected far more than the immediate security situation...
During the debate, several speakers cited the close link between conflict and illicit trafficking of small arms, calling for more sustained international, regional and national action. As some speakers highlighted how women and children bore the brunt of the violence caused by such weapons, others stressed the need to ...
On that point, Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwanda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, expressed solidarity with the people of Kenya, recalling that they had recently experienced a heinous crime made possible by the very weapons under discussion today. Africa, especially the Great Lakes region, had been engulfed by ...
Julie Bishop, Council President for September and Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the world was all too frequently reminded that the misuse of small arms and light weapons threatened civilians and States alike, including in Mali, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. While St...
Explaining his country’s abstention, the representative of the Russian Federation said he could not support the text as it lacked an important provision on the unacceptability of transferring small arms and light weapons to non-State actors.
Pakistan’s representative, highlighting the links between crime and small arms, called for a comprehensive and integrated approach, noting that the demand side of the issue — in the form of unresolved disputes, terrorism and crime — required as much attention as the supply side.
Also speaking today was the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The President of Guatemala also delivered a statement, as did the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg and the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Other speakers included the Foreign Ministers of France, Republic of Korea, Morocco and Azerbaijan, as well as representatives of the United States, China, Togo and Argentina.
The meeting began at 3:10 p.m. and ended at 5:00 p.m.
The Security Council met this afternoon to consider the impact of the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons on international peace and security. Before members were the report of the Secretary-General on small arms (document S/2013/503), and a letter dated 6 September 2...
BAN KI-MOON, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said the excessive accumulation of arms had fuelled insecurity and conflict from Mali to Afghanistan and beyond. Weapons trafficking had affected far more than the immediate security situation; the uncontrolled availability of guns and bullets threatened peace proce...
Earlier this year, he recalled, States had taken a historic step by adopting the Arms trade Treaty, which fully included small arms and ammunition in its scope. That landmark measure obliged States to regulate international arms transfers, including by prohibiting shipments to Governments that failed to use them in lin...
Without regulation, access to weapons and the strong profitability of the illicit arms trade were an explosive cocktail, he continued, citing the lawlessness prevailing in Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Iraq and on the high seas. He said he was pleased that the Council had recognized that States required supp...
CHRISTINE BEERLI, Vice President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said her organization was a first-hand witness to the devastating cost of easy access to and misuse and of small arms and light weapons. They were the “weapons of choice” in conflict and were used deliberately to target civilians and pro...
Their effects lasted long after the end of conflict, she said, adding that the consequences of their use included increased disease and starvation because they helped restrict humanitarian access. The culture of violence they engendered threatened reconciliation, he added. Saying there was an evident gap between the co...
ALEXANDER A. PANKIN (Russian Federation) said his Government could not support today’s draft as it lacked an important provision on the unacceptability of transferring small arms and light weapons to non-State actors. The Government advocated the adoption of measures to prevent illicit weapons trafficking, and weapons ...
He said documents devoted to the topic under consideration must address the prevention of illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons. The negotiating process to draft the Arms Trade Treaty had shown that the Russian Federation’s approach vis-à-vis non-State actors had the support of a considerable number of St...
Abandoning deliveries to non-State structures could control the dissemination of small arms and light weapons, he said, adding that his country banned the unauthorized re-export of weapons. Such measures were not costly and did not require additional financial support. The resolution could have called attention to the ...
By a vote of 14 in favour to none against, with 1 abstention ( Russian Federation), the Council then adopted resolution 2117 (2013).
Ms. BISHOP, Council President and Foreign Minister of Australia, said that her country’s neighbourhood had witnessed the devastating effects of small arms and light weapons. Citing the case of the Solomon Islands a decade ago, she recalled that Australia had led a peace mission to pull the country back from the brink o...
She reminded Council members of the threat that small arms and light weapons posed to civilians, to peace and security, and to peace and humanitarian workers. They also undermined the rule of law and human rights. While States had the primary responsibility to act, many needed additional support, she said, adding that ...
The resolution just adopted demonstrated the fundamental importance that the Council placed on protecting civilians, and for fully respecting international humanitarian law and human rights. Emphasizing the importance of maintaining the international momentum, she said the Council had taken too long to adopt its first ...
OTTO FERNANDO PÉREZ MOLINA, President of Guatemala, said that the General Assembly’s leadership on small arms and light weapons did not prevent the Council from playing a complementary role on the matter. Voicing support for the resolution, he declared it “an historic event” as the Council had never adopted a text spec...
The unregulated circulation of small arms had proliferated at an alarming rate due to its lucrative nature, as well as poor regulation and oversight, including the management of unsecured Government stockpiles. Women and children often suffered most. He agreed that it was important to take an integrated policy approach...
Turning to the arms industry, he encouraged producing States to promote accountability and full implementation of existing laws. The common goal should be to stop the over-production of weapons and to support the existing regulatory framework. While States were obliged to establish firearms controls, they faced conside...
He went on to say that his country had suffered violence, insecurity and crime, associated in part with illicit weapons that were often bought legally before being diverted. Guatemala had combated such actions by creating a centre of arms and ammunition control within the judicial branch. The Government had also signed...
JEAN ASSELBORN, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, stressed his support for the resolution, saying that each year, small arms claimed the lives of an estimated 500,000 people, 300,000 of whom died in situations of armed conflict. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons under...
In 2012, several countries in the Sahel had become more vulnerable as a result of proliferation of weapons from within and outside the region, a lack of governmental control over army and police stockpiles, terrorist activities and related organized crime. To counter that threat, the Council had created the Multidimens...
Luxembourg would work alongside its African partners by supporting the African Francophone Network on Small Arms in sharing knowledge on proliferation, he said. Pointing out that the illicit transfer and misuse of small arms and light weapons was often carried out in violation of embargos, he said the Council was oblig...
NICK CLEGG, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said international efforts to regulate small arms and light weapons were not aimed at constraining the ability of States to use them for legitimate purposes. Noting that the Arms Trade Treaty formally set forth legally binding rules, he said the United Kingdom wa...
Half of the United Nations Member States had signed the instrument, he noted, urging the rest to do so in order to bring it into force. Turning to the resolution adopted today, he said words were not enough when it came to arms embargos, and countries needed help to enforce them. The world should not hesitate to bring ...
LAURENT FABIUS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, said the United Nations must continue to fight the scourge of small arms and light weapons. France had committed itself to that fight early on, having favoured the establishment of an international instrument and the 2001 adoption of the Plan of Action. Its effort...
The Treaty would impact the spread of weapons and enhance security, he continued, encouraging all States to sign and ratify it as soon as possible. “There is no single solution,” he emphasized. Alongside continued State mobilization, there was a need to leverage all available instruments to tackle the issue of small ar...
YUN BYUNG-SE, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, said today’s resolution reflected an unswerving commitment to addressing the misuse of small arms and light weapons. The adverse and cross-cutting impacts of that misuse had been well documented in several resolutions, and no single country could solv...
Calling the Arms Trade Treaty an “important milestone” towards that goal, he said his country would play its part in ensuring its entry into force at the earliest date. The Republic of Korea would also continue to lead efforts to advance the biennial General Assembly resolution on the illicit brokering of small arms an...
For its part, the Council must play a greater role in such efforts, he said, noting that its arms embargoes had been an effective line of defence against illicit arms transfers. He suggested mandating peacekeeping operations to help monitor arms embargoes, saying the Council should provide States with the necessary sup...
SAAD-EDDINE EL OTHMANI, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco, highlighted the close nexus between terrorism and organized crime on the one hand, and human and drug trafficking on the other, saying Africa bore the brunt, as witnessed in the Sahel and Sahara regions. Welcoming the opening for signature...
LOUISE MUSHIKIWABO, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda, expressed sympathy and solidarity with the people of Kenya, saying they had recently experienced a heinous crime, made possible by the availability of the very weapons under discussion today. Africa, especially the Great Lakes region, had been ...
Underlining the importance of regional and subregional cooperation, she said her country had ratified the Nairobi Protocol on the reduction of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. Thus far, Rwanda had destroyed 42,266 weapons and 52 tonnes of unexploded ordinance in recent year...
In that context, she recognized the role of the Nairobi-based Regional Centre for Small Arms in combating the illicit use and transfer of small arms and light weapons. Such regional efforts would ensure cooperation in addressing their illicit transfer and misuse. She called on the Council to support regional initiative...
SARTAJ AZIZ, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on National Security and Foreign Affairs, spoke of the links between crime and small arms, saying that such weapons had huge social and economic costs. New trafficking “hotspots” were emerging constantly, he said, calling for the deployment of new technology to loc...
ELMAR MAHARRAM OGLU MAMMADYAROV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, said the impacts of the illicit transfer and misuse of small arms and light weapons were immeasurable, and their negative effects evident around the world. Their accumulation and wide availability had exacerbated armed violence and fed terrori...
The Secretary-General’s recommendations relating to the Council’s engagement should receive due consideration, he said. More broadly, he urged the full implementation of the 2001 Programme of Action as the framework to combat the illicit trade in small arms, as well as the 2005 International Tracing Instrument, which w...
Azerbaijan had taken all appropriate steps to implement its commitments, but its efforts were hampered by the occupation of its territories, he said. Armenia continued its military build-up in those occupied territories, and was channelling small arms into them beyond international control. The Government of Azerbaijan...
SAMANTHA POWER ( United States) said the resolution’s urgency and timeliness was reflected in the weekend terror attacks against Kenya, the conflicts in the Central African Republic and Mali, and in the suffering inflicted by criminal groups. Small arms posed special risks to refugees, women, children and humanitarian ...
While breaking the cycle of destruction, however, it was important to recognize the right of countries to defend themselves and to use small arms and light weapons for legitimate purposes, she said, emphasizing her opposition to any effort that might be aimed at constraining the constitutional right of United States ci...
LIU JIEYI ( China) said globalization had complicated the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, posing a particular challenge to developing countries in Africa and Latin America. The Council should urge redoubled efforts against the illicit trade, he said, calling for a holistic approach to combat the symptoms...
Further, the United Nations should be brought into full play by implementing the outcomes reached under its auspices, and by intensifying the fight against the illicit trade. The Organization should better promote international assistance in that regard, and States should enhance international cooperation with a view t...
For its part, China had improved its domestic management of the small arms trade, having enhanced legislation, law enforcement and capacity-building, he said. It had put strict controls in place over small arms and light weapons, and promulgated laws on their marking. At the global level, China had engaged in bilateral...
KODJO MENAN ( Togo) said “these arms are light in name only”, as they caused constant turmoil for countries around the world. There was a direct link between the illicit trade in small arms and terrorist activities, he said, noting also that Africa was the most lucrative market for arms traffickers. Effective measures ...
He said the United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition complemented the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as well as the opening for signature of the Arms Trade Treaty. Despite such gains, however, the unregulated a...
The main problem was coordinating various national and regional initiatives, he continued. The Council must focus more on compliance with weapons embargoes, and on participation in disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation efforts. The management of post-conflict situations was pivotal, he said, emphasizing also t...
was working together in shared responsibility, she added, emphasizing that armed violence unravelled the social fabric, impacted State systems and fostered a climate of impunity.
Noting that the uncontrolled proliferation of small arms and light weapons had a devastating impact on civilians, particularly women and children, she called for a comprehensive policy that would apply on the national, regional and international levels. If the possession of weapons at home in peace time increased risks...
She’s been turning heads on the streets of Dublin while shooting her latest venture in the Irish capital.
And on Friday, acclaimed actress Billie Piper appeared fit to live in the Victorian times as she stepped out to film scenes for the upcoming series of Penny Dreadful.
Although it is being filmed in Ireland, the show is set in Victorian London with the 32-year-old star sporting clothing from that era when she was spotted going to her trailer.
Billie – who plays Irish immigrant Brona Croft in the gothic period drama - wore a long grey printed skirt with a high-neck pink blouse, which she teamed with black leather ankle boots.
Her luscious blonde locks were styled in a glamorous vintage hairstyle, while keeping warm in an off-white dressing gown.
She stars alongside Eva Green as the mysterious Vanessa Ives and with Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear in Penny Dreadful.
Produced by James Bond director Sam Mendes it weaves the stories of several infamous horror figures such Dracula, vampires and Frankenstein's monster together.
Meanwhile, the 43-second season preview was released on Wednesday and opened with Vanessa in a window and providing a voice-over. 'The time came when I learned the curse was also something of a blessing. I'd learned to make use of the gifts I had been given. Will you do the same?,' she said.
The trailer tiled A Curse And A Blessing also showed blood splatter on a wood floor in the shape of a red lobster and a creepy hand reaching out of a bathtub.
The British-American series was created for Showtime and Sky by 53-year-old writer John Logan with English director Sam Mendes as an executive producer.
We would all like to have longer battery life for our smartphones, and there is nothing worse than having a dead battery and no place to charge it. We recently reviewed the OffGRID Thin Battery Case from Incipio, but that is not the ideal solution for everyone. So here is another great option from Incipio, the OffGRID ...
What you get in the box is pretty straightforward – the battery and a 3’ usb charging cable. The battery itself is very small (4.5” x 2.75” x .5”), and pretty lightweight (just 5.4 oz). It has the look of a small portable hard drive. The Offgrid also has very smooth feel and it will easily slide into a jacket pocket or...
Operation is also very simple. To charge it, you plug its own usb cable and four blue LEDs will show you the progress. It’ll take a 4-5 hours to charge it fully, but then you’re good to go and leave that wall socket behind.
There are 3 models to choose from (4000mAh, 6000mAh and 8000mAh) and a fourth with Qi wireless charging. The model we tested here is the 6000mAh capacity.
We were able to get 3 full charges (from well under 10% to 100%) and then one more partial charge on our iPhone 5s. The iPad 2 that we tested charged up from 7% to 80%, so you won’t get a full charge for your tablet, but it will keep you going for quite a while.
The Incipio OffGRID Portable Backup Battery is a great solution for those that use multiple mobile devices each day or who may be traveling for a while and need a larger sized backup battery, but they don’t want a battery pack that will weigh them down too much either. Overall, the Incipio Offgrid series is so practica...
The Good: Pretty compact and lightweight for its capacity. Charges multiple devices simultaneously. Offers reliable charges.
The Bad: A bit pricey. Design is not very exciting.
From AMR's Facebook. Despite court battles and fuel costs, AA still builds new planes. AA's new airplanes.
From AMR's Facebook. Despite court battles and fuel costs, AA still builds new planes.
Bloomberg reporters Tom Korosec and Mary Schlangenstein outlined Fort Worth judge Don Cosby’s decision early this morning. According to their story, Cosby rejected Sabre’s argument that federal law negates Texas state law and the court’s authority in the case. The broader implications of the case reflect just how compe...
Travelers who book their tickets via so called OTA’s (online travel agents) like Expedia and others, pay for what amounts to a “commission” for the OTA. Obviously service providers like AMR, when times get tough, would rather reduce all costs – this is where the “battle” for online ticket sales began. The Google – ITA ...
American Airlines has filed suit against the world’s largest global travel distribution company, Sabre, and leading OTA Travelport as well. In other actions, US Airways has also file versus Sabre, on similar grounds. Anti-Trust investigations are becoming the trend, and whether the defendant be Google or Sabre, the exp...
Is price the determininant here?
On the face of it, an Argo test of Travelocity for a flight from Atlanta to Frankfurt here in Germany shows US Airways listed above AMR for what appears to be price (image above). Trying to book via American Airlines’ website for a similar trip came out to about $60 more overall, interestingly. Without going into a ful...
The US Air equivalent via their own website.
This news from Texas reveals a far more complicated and impact-full series of business dealings. Even now Google faces subpoena over anti-trust aspect being investigated by the FTC (check the image top). The massively profitable travel industry is going through what can only be termed a metamorphosis. The myriad compan...
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - British online supermarket Ocado said retail sales growth slowed a touch in its latest quarter, though it was in line with the group’s guidance for the full year.
Ocado said retail revenue rose 11.5 percent to 348.6 million pounds ($458.7 million) in the 13 weeks to Sept. 2, its fiscal third quarter, having risen 11.7 percent in the first half.
In July Ocado forecast retail revenue growth of 10-15 percent for the full 2018 year.
Oracle's Ellison to be world's richest?
The chairman of Oracle will receive 20 million shares more in the next four years to stay with Oracle on top of the US$55.3 billion stake he already has in the company.
PALO ALTO, Calif. - If Larry Ellison wants to be the world's richest man, he may get that title sooner rather later.
In lieu of a salary and bonus, the 56-year-old chairman of software maker Oracle Corp., was granted options for a whopping 20 million shares during the next four years as part of a new contract that took effect in June 1999, according to the company's annual proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
His 24% stake in the company he co-founded in 1977 is now worth about US$55.3 billion, more than the shareholding his arch-rival Bill Gates holds in Microsoft Corp., a company he co-founded. But Gates is still the richest man on the planet with a fortune of more than US$60 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
Oracle said in its filings that the board of directors' compensation committee agreed to the new contract to give Ellison further incentive to stay close to Oracle and boost the company's stock price.
Ellison is back at the helm and firmly in control of Oracle after periods of what many had called inattention. Employees sighting him on the corporate campus in the past took to calling him Elvis for his infrequent appearances. One money manager who appeared on CNBC earlier this year commented that he tended to stay aw...
But that changed in the last couple of years as a reinvigorated Ellison has seen what the Internet could do for his company: make its stock-market value higher than that of the vaunted but now besieged Microsoft. Investors have richly rewarded Ellison, other Oracle top executives and employees. The stock has soared nin...
On Tuesday, Oracle shares closed down US$4-1/16 at US$79-3/4 on Nasdaq.
The recent departure of Oracle's long-time No. 2, Ray Lane, also showed Ellison's recommitment to Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle. Lane, in recent interviews, has said that Ellison stripped him of so many of his responsibilities there was little left for him to do at the company.
Lane is now a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in Menlo Park, Calif. His holdings in Oracle are worth about US$800 million.
In exchange for the options for 20 million shares, Ellison is giving up an average salary and bonus of US$2.7 million. His strike price on the options is US$13.75 per share. Normally, Oracle said, Ellison would have received about 13.6 million shares in a four-year period.
Lane realized a pretax gain of US$230.7 million by exercising options during the fiscal year ended May 31, according to the company's proxy statement.
Oracle's top five executives got US$417.5 million pretax from exercising options last fiscal year. Ellison made US$75 million, Jeff Henley, chief financial officer, collected US$76 million, Gary Bloom, executive vice president, got US$20.5 million and Jay Nussbaum, executive vice president, collected $15 million.

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