21.   The acknowledgement led the European Union to impose a global ban on British beef sales which Britain is still struggling vainly to combat.

22.   The campaign seeks a global ban on the use, production, stockpiling, sale and export of antipersonnel mines.

23.   The officials say that the growing call for the United States to sign the Ottawa treaty is undermining their hopes for an effective global ban through the United Nations.

24.   The U.N. Security Council imposed a global ban this month on diamond exports from Sierra Leone, where the stones have fueled a savage rebel war.

25.   The United States has proposed a global ban, but would allow some production of material for civilian use, if placed under international safeguards.

26.   There is growing realization that nothing short of a total global ban on landmines is needed to effectively deal with the problem.

27.   Today Rotblat is still hard at work, pushing hard for a global ban on all nuclear explosions, among other causes.

28.   WORLD BAN ON YOUNG SOLDIERS A global ban on child soldiers has gone into effect, the United Nations said.

29.   A mediator presented a proposed compromise Friday in hopes of breaking a deadlock in negotiations for a global ban on nuclear weapons testing.

30.   A key mediator presented a proposed compromise Friday in hopes of breaking a deadlock in negotiations for a global ban on test explosions of nuclear weapons.