 The petition reached its goal in 2006, and the petition was presented to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan by 'Millionth Face' Julius Arile, from Kenya.In 2006, UN Members voted to consider states' views on a potential Treaty and convene an expert group, with only the United States against.Alongside this consultation Control Arms conducted a parallel 'People's Consultation', holding events in over one hundred countries.