Samantha Nutt: The real harm of the global arms trade
Samantha Nutt: Der wahre Unheil des weltweiten Waffenhandels
Samantha Nutt envisions a world where no child knows war. Full bio
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that my last name is Nutt.
dass ich Nutt [Nuss] heiße.
you are forgiven for wondering
to end up in a war zone.
Kriegsgebiet landen konnte.
of medical school, and accepted
nahm ich das Angebot an,
with UNICEF in war-torn Somalia,
vom Krieg verwüsteten Somalia zu arbeiten,
to issue an evacuation order,
Evakuierungsbefehls der UNO
of the world's most dangerous places.
der gefährlichsten Länder der Welt.
may be asking yourselves,
vorab bekommen hatte.
with 50 cents in my pocket,
in meiner Tasche in Baidoa in Somalia.
die "Stadt des Todes".
had lost their lives there --
gestorben sind --
of war-related famine and disease.
Krankheiten, die vom Krieg herrührten.
with trying to figure out
das herausfinden sollte,
diese Katastrophe reagieren sollte.
to this humanitarian catastrophe.
of the Rwandan genocide,
die Region wurden knapp.
ihre Arbeit einstellen.
to specifically help answer,
ich mithelfen sollte --
themselves in war zones the world over,
in den Kriegszogen der Welt --
in Somalia at that moment in time --
zu jenem Zeitpunkt --
by way of "A Clockwork Orange."
"A Clockwork Orange" beschreiben.
a couple of days after my arrival,
dass ich ein paar Tage nach meiner Ankunft
who were standing in line,
their infants very close.
this conversation I was having
der jungen Frauen unterhielt,
in the palm of her baby's hand.
in die Hand ihres Säuglings zu legen.
was already in rigor.
was curled into itself.
war in sich gerollt.
that as her baby was dying,
als ihr Baby im Sterben lag,
been held for two days
von Jugendlichen festgehalten wurde,
with Kalashnikov rifles,
to shake her down for more money,
Kriegsgebieten der Welt schon begegnet.
as eight -- they are this big --
Jahre alt -- die sind so groß --
never been to school.
zur Schule gegangen.
with automatic rifles.
automatischen Waffen getötet.
that war is unavoidably human.
unvermeidbar menschlich ist.
as existence itself.
wie unsere Existenz selbst.
again and again and again.
Und doch passiert es immer wieder.
that I have seen the absolute worst
das Schlimmste gesehen habe,
are capable of doing to one another,
einem anderen anzutun.
a different outcome is possible.
anderer Ausgang möglich ist.
in diesem Bereich,
around the world,
occupying this shared space,
oder Einmarschieren,
of the options available to us
der uns verfügbaren Optionen
peace at the expense of war,
auf Kosten von Krieg fördern,
auf Kosten des Friedens.
small arms and light weapons
800 Millionen Kleinwaffen
like that young baby,
wie das kleine Baby,
der Welt sterben,
around the world,
of various armed groups
verschiedener bewaffneter Gruppen,
of cheap, easy and efficient weapons
und effizienten Waffen vertrauen,
and brutalize those civilians
an jeder Straßenecke
attackieren und einzuschüchtern.
for as little as 10 dollars.
für 10 Dollar kaufen.
ich gearbeitet habe,
to an automatic rifle
eine automatische Waffe
to clean drinking water.
at this map of the world.
that are currently at war,
die gerade im Krieg sind,
who have either died
die deswegen gestorben
as a result of that violence.
something else about this map.
an dieser Karte auffallen.
that most of those countries
of small arms in the world.
von Kleinwaffen in der Welt sind.
countries in the Global North,
im globalen Norden liegen,
who are dying in war
die im Krieg sterben,
who are profiting from war
die vom Krieg profitieren,
people like you and me.
Menschen wie Sie und ich.
beyond small arms for a second.
in circulation in the world?
die weltweit in Umlauf sind.
than the five permanent members
den fünf ständige Mitgliedern
at this moment in time,
hang on a second there ... Nutt."
in war zones -- they're not a cause,
sind nicht der Auslöser,
that plagues them
and Afghanistan,
to be able to maintain law and order,
Recht und Ordnung aufrechtzuerhalten,
to combat terror groups --
und Terrorgruppen zu bekämpfen --
for just one moment,
a boom in the small-arms trade
einen Aufschwung erfahren hat.
that has grown threefold
in den letzten 15 Jahren
to the number of people
der Anzahl der Menschen,
in armed conflict around the world
that also goes up
and end at the same point.
in fatalities is a response
der Todesfälle eine Folge
or the other way around.
oder andersrum?
really take away from this.
worth scrutinizing,
that small arms that were shipped to Iraq
in den Irak geschickten Kleinwaffen,
moderate opposition fighters,
gemäßigte Oppositionskämpfer,
are now in the hands of ISIS;
in den Händen des IS sind.
that were shipped to Libya
nach Libyen geschickt,
across the Sahel,
like Boko Haram and al Qaeda
Al-Qaida oder anderen Terrorgruppen.
are a menace everywhere,
is rarely their last.
selten ihre letzte ist.
pro Person für Krieg
what we spend on foreign aid,
in Entwicklungshilfe investieren,
and vaccinate children
und Impfung von Kindern verwenden
in the Global South.
im globalen Süden zu bekämpfen.
von Angebot und Nachfrage,
of both supply and demand,
von beiden Seiten angehen.
transparency mechanisms
im Waffenhandel umzusetzen,
have to be more accountable
verantwortlicher dafür macht,
in the world by far,
the Arms Trade Treaty,
den Vertrag unterschrieben,
it isn't binding,
und ist nicht bindend,
and ratified by the Senate.
genehmigt und ratifiziert.
to make our voices heard.
the problem of war.
won't solve that problem.
lösen das Problem auch nicht.
in the right direction.
in die richtige Richtung.
who live in those rich countries
in diesen reicheren Ländern leben,
around the world
that cycle of violence
der Gewalt zu durchbrechen;
in strengthening the rule of law
Stärkung des Rechtsstaats
besonders für Frauen.
especially for women.
those kinds of efforts can be
auf der ganzen Welt sein können.
if you want to give,
wenn Sie geben möchten,
is just as important
like monthly contributions
monatliche, Beträge
humanitarian organizations
over the long term,
investieren können
who have been affected by war,
die vom Krieg betroffen sind.
all too quickly forget.
gesagt zu schnell vergessen.
for Somalia as a young doctor,
ins Flugzeug nach Somalia stieg,
to live with war.
mit dem Krieg zu leben.
what it means now.
im Bett zu liegen,
"pop-pop-pop-pop-pop!"
der Maschinengewehre zu lauschen
until it will be right on top of me.
bis es direkt bei mir ist.
and agonizing fear,
around the world are forced to confront
besonders Kinder,
far too many people close to me.
in meiner Nähe getötet.
der Krieg beinahe auch selbst getötet.
what I do every single day,
und mache dies jeden Tag,
treffen können.
verteilen und führen ihn.
not powerless to solve it.
ihn zu beenden.
to wish you the greatest success.
den größten Erfolg.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Samantha Nutt - Doctor, writer and humanitarianSamantha Nutt envisions a world where no child knows war.
Why you should listen
Samantha Nutt is a leading authority on the civilian impact of war and a bestselling author. A medical doctor and the founder of the international humanitarian organizations War Child USA and War Child Canada, Dr. Nutt has worked with children and their families at the frontline of many of the world's major crises -- from Iraq to Afghanistan, Somalia to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone to Darfur, Sudan. With a career that has spanned more than two decades and dozens of conflict zones, her international work has benefited millions of war-affected children globally.
Dr. Nutt writes and speaks about war, international aid and foreign policy. Her work has been published by a variety of print and online media, including the Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, Reuters, Maclean's Magazine and many others. She regularly appears on news shows discussing foreign affairs and is a panelist on CBC's flagship news program, The National. Dr. Nutt's critically-acclaimed book, Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid, was a bestseller.
Dr. Nutt is a recipient of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, and has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She is a staff physician at Women's College Hospital in Toronto and an assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She holds a degree in medicine from McMaster University and post graduate degrees from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London) and the University of Toronto. Dr. Nutt is also a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as well as the Canadian College of Family Practice.
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