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Bahamas attends Geneva meeting for Arms Trade Treaty
By Bahamas Information Services (BIS)
Jul 7, 2015 - 4:42:50 PM

L-R H. E. Rhoda M. Jackson, Joy A. Newbold, Second Secretary, Bahamas Permanent Mission, New York, Ieshia Deveaux, Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration and Adrian Strachan, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ministry of National Security

The Bahamas participated in the Final Preparatory Meeting for Arms Trade Treaty, from 6-8 July, 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ambassador Rhoda M. Jackson, Bahamas' Ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, led The Bahamas' delegation to the Final Preparatory Meeting leading up to the First Conference of States Parties scheduled to be held in Mexico in August, 2015.

The Arms Trade Treaty is designed to combat and control the illicit use of small arms and light weapons. The Final Preparatory Meeting is considering questions pertaining to the financial regulations, rules of procedure, reporting obligations, the Secretariat staffing and its location.

The Bahamas deposited its instrument of  ratification to the Arms Trade Treaty on 25 September, 2014, being among the first 50 countries to ratify the treaty.

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