Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them

Welcomes with satisfaction the Declaration of the Ministerial Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa, held at Abuja on 8 and 9 May 2000, encourages the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to curb the illicit circulation of small arms; encourages the setting up in the countries in the Saharo-Sahelian subregion of national commissions against the proliferation of small arms; recommends the involvement of organizations and associations of civil society in efforts to combat the illicit circulation of small arms; expresses its full support for the appeal launched by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its 55th ordinary session for a coordinated African approach, under the auspices of the OAU, to the problems posed by the proliferation, illicit circulation of and traffic in small arms; expresses its full support for the convening of a UN conference on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects in June/July 2001.

Adopted without vote, 69th plenary meeting