Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Encourages international community to support implementation of moratorium on importation, exportation and manufacture of small arms and light weapons in West Africa; encourages establishment in the Sahelo-Saharan subregion of national commissions to combat illicit proliferation of small arms; also encourages involvement of civil society in efforts of national commissions to combat illicit traffic in small arms; further encourages cooperation among State organs, international organizations and civil society in combating illicit traffic in small arms; calls upon international community to provide technical and financial support to strengthen capacity of civil organizations to take actions to combat illicit trade in small arms.

Adopted without vote, 66th plenary meeting

3 p.

Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.