12 Sep 2002: Conference Report: Disarming Children and Youth: Raising Awareness and Addressing the Impact of Small Arms, Accra, 08-12 September 2002

Disarming Children and Youth: Raising Awareness and Addressing the Impact of Small Arms
8-12 September 2002, Accra, Ghana

Participant Profile

The workshop was organised by UNICEF and the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa. Each country office was asked to identify a partner organisation to attend the meeting.

Summary of papers

Three background presentations related to children, youth and small arms were given at the workshop, addressing the involvement of youth in violence, the technical and legal aspects of small arms and light weapons and the impact of war on children.

Workshop Agenda

Draft Strategy

In an effort to improve its role in addressing the impact small arms and light weapons has on children, UNICEF has supported the development of the following strategy for Africa.

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