In some parts of the world, it's easier to get an automatic rifle than a glass of clean drinking water. Is this just the way it is? Samantha Nutt, doctor and founder of the international humanitarian organization War Child, explores the global arms trade -- and suggests a bold, common sense solution for ending the cycle of violence. "War is ours," she says. "We buy it, sell it, spread it and wage it. We are therefore not powerless to solve it."

Samantha Nutt: The real harm of the global arms trade

The real harm of the global arms trade

For just $10, one can acquire an AK-47 in some regions, illustrating the alarming accessibility of lethal arms over essentials like water.

The juxtaposition of the Global North's profit from arms trade against the Global South's suffering underscores a grave moral crisis.

Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty could pivot the world towards accountability, reducing the flow of arms that fuel conflicts globally.