Shooting down the MDGs

Global commitments to reduce poverty and improve lives cannot be reached unless the international community makes urgent progress towards controlling the arms trade, according to a new report released by international aid agency Oxfam.

The report 'Shooting Down the MDGs, says many countries will not reach their Millennium Development Goals because of irresponsible arms sales. It shows these cause damage far beyond the immediate effects of stoking conflict and armed violence.

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Publication Date: 
8 October 2008
Publication Author: 
Oxfam International