The UN General Assembly holds a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York, April 2, 2013. The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-U.S. dollar international arms trade. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining from the vote. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran and Syria voted against the treaty. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)

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UN Assembly approves first-ever Arms Trade Treaty

UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly by 154-3, with 23 abstentions, on Tuesday passed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to limit for the first time international conventional weapons commerce, which was estimated at up to 70 billion U.S. dollars annually. Full story

Delegates of Iran attend a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York, April 2, 2013. The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-U.S. dollar international arms trade. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining from the vote. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran and Syria voted against the treaty. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)

A delegate of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (L) talks with a delegate of Iran during a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York, April 2, 2013. The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-U.S. dollar international arms trade. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining from the vote. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran and Syria voted against the treaty. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)

Wang Min, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, speaks during a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York, April 2, 2013. The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-U.S. dollar international arms trade. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining from the vote. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran and Syria voted against the treaty. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)

Bashar Ja'afari (R), permanent representative of Syria to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York, April 2, 2013. The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-U.S. dollar international arms trade. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining from the vote. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran and Syria voted against the treaty. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)

A delegate of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) speaks during a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York, April 2, 2013.The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-U.S. dollar international arms trade. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining from the vote. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran and Syria voted against the treaty. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)

The UN General Assembly holds a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York, April 2, 2013. The UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the multi-billion-U.S. dollar international arms trade. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining from the vote. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran and Syria voted against the treaty. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)