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Volume 94 Number 885 Spring 2012The ICRC and National Societies, aware that work is under way in the UNcontext to address this issue, encourage effective arms transfer controls that includecriteria so that arms do not end up in the hands of those who may be expected to usethem to violate international humanitarian law.Recalling their obligation to respect and ensure respect for internationalhumanitarian law, States strengthen controls on the transfer of weapons so that theydo not end up in the hands of those who may be expected to use them to violateinternational humanitarian law, and, in this context recall Resolution 3 of the 30thInternational Conference of 2007 and Final Goal 2.3. of the Agenda forHumanitarian Action, adopted by the 28th International Conference of 2003.Reaffirming Final Goal 2.3 of the Agenda for Humanitarian Action,adopted by the 28th International Conference of 2003, States should make respectfor international humanitarian law one of the important criteria on which armstransfer decisions are assessed. States are encouraged to make efforts to incorporatesuch criteria into national laws or policies and into regional and global norms onarms transfers.391