UN General Assembly
2013

voting to support a regulated arms trade and the Treaty so as to make it universal. Finland, as one of the seven co-authors, has from the beginning been and will in future be very much involved with the Arms Trade Treaty. This week, the co-authors organized a high-level event to promote the signing of the Treaty. We are also prepared to assist countries that have difficulties in ratifying and implementing the Treaty. When implemented, the Treaty should also have a major impact on development, particularly in the least developed countries, where conflicts are a major obstacle to development. The success or failure of the United Nations ultimately depends upon us, the Member States. There is no alternative to the United Nations. Let us give it a chance. That is what our peoples expect from us.