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United Nations Public Service Announcement on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms featuring Michael Douglas, UN Messenger of Peace, is produced at UN Headquarters in New York in May 2006. It is available in English with subtitles in 18 languages.

"While owning guns is a legal right in most countries, the illegal trade in guns continues to fuel conflict, crime and violence. Every day a thousand people are killed by guns throughout the world. The United Nations has a plan of action to help countries better protect their people by keeping illegal guns out of the wrong hands — especially those of children. This is an issue that affects us all"
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See the PSA In this PSA (1 x 60", 90") Director Kevin Thomas features a girls' soccer team whose star player steps on a landmine. The visuals are followed by a message: "If there were mines here, would you stand for them anywhere? Help the United Nations eradicate landmines everywhere."

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ABOUT UN TELEVISION SPOTS
The UN and its Agencies provide TV spots of 30 to 60 seconds on key dates to highlight and raise awareness of various issues, from freshwater to HIV/AIDS.

Creative collaborations between the UN and broadcasters that produce tailor-made messages to their audiences are encouraged. B-roll material is also available on various themes on demand.

Recent collaborations include a spot on water by ABC Television (U.S.); a spot on the International Day of Peace by A&E International featuring Muhammad Ali and Luciano Pavarotti; an animated spot by Harmony Gold featuring the Japanese animation series Robotech; and a series of 13 spots highlighting various UN International Days by Forum Barcelona 2004.

These spots aired on stations and networks worldwide, including BBC (U.K.), MTV International, Bloomberg TV (U.S.), Globo TV (Brazil), Canal+ (France), Radio Television Morocco, Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, RTV (Pakistan) and others.


© UN, 2006. Prepared by the Department of Public Information / News and Media Division.