U.N. DDA New Publication: Disarmament in Conflict Prevention (NEW BUZZ WORDS!)

From: "Don Hamrick"

U.N. DDA New Publication: Disarmament in Conflict Prevention (NEW BUZZ
WORDS!)

WATCHDOG ALERT: PUTTING OUT THIS "A.P.B." ON POLITICIANS AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SPOKESPEOPLE USING THE NEW CATCH PHRASE "CONFLICT PREVENTION"
TO EXPOSE THEM AS AGENTS OF THE U.N. DEPARTMENT OF DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS!

Be especially watchful of those in Congress using this new [or old?] catch
phrase as I have already found one example of its use in the "CONFERENCE
REPORT ON H.J. RES. 2, CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2003" on
page Page H934 of the Congressional Record under the section for
Administration of Foreign Affairs: Diplomatic and Consular Programs:
"It is critically important to strengthen our relations with
Africa and formulate a coherent, effective Africa policy. An
Africa Policy Advisory Panel could help meet these objectives
and explore related issues, including how the United States
can most effectively assist in the fight against AIDS/HIV and
other infectious deadly diseases in Africa; what role the
United States should play in CONFLICT PREVENTION and
resolution in Africa; how the United States can use its
economic and development assistance more effectively; how the
United States should approach recurring natural and man-made
humanitarian crisis; what specific measures the United States
can take to promote democracy, human rights, religious
tolerance, and a free press in Africa; how the United States
can help strengthen Africa's institutional capacity to fight
international terrorism effectively, and U.S.-Africa security
relations; what specific measures the United States can take
to increase trade and investment between Africa and the
United States."

This CONFLICT PREVENTION can easily be implemented in the United States
with a renewed effort in another campaign for more gun control laws.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Opening Statement: Jayantha Dhanapala
(1) The Role of Disarmament in the Prevention of Armed Conflicts
Maria Angelica Arce de Jeannet
(2) Practical Disarmament Measures
Herbert Wulf
(3) Ten Basic Points for a Successful DDR Programme
Adriaan Verheul
(4) The Role of NGOs in Disarmament and Conflict Prevention
Patricia Lewis
(5) Sierra Leone: Pre-War and Post-War Security
Sylvester Ekundayo Rowe
(6) Annex

FROM THE UN DDA WEBSITE:

The United Nations is increasingly recognizing the need to broaden its
scope of CONFLICT PREVENTION MEASURES. In his report, "PREVENTION OF ARMED
CONFLICT," the Secretary-General stressed the importance of tapping into
the collective assets of the United Nations system to address the
cross-cutting nature of conflict prevention. Subsequently, in his report,
"Road map for the implementation of the United Nations Millennium
Declaration," the Secretary-General observed that "CONFLICT PREVENTION,
like conflict itself, is a cross-cutting issue and cannot be implemented
in isolation from policies in the development, security, political, human
rights and environmental arenas."

His view was shared by the Security Council, which, in February
2001, reaffirmed "that the quest for peace requires a comprehensive,
concerted and determined approach that addresses the root causes of
conflicts..."

Recent studies dealing with CONFLICT PREVENTION have also
highlighted the growing need to find lasting solutions to acute political
violence and armed conflict.

Against this background, the Department for Disarmament Affairs
organized an open dialogue on the concept of disarmament as an integral
tool to support conflict prevention strategies.

Noting that DISARMAMENT and CONFLICT PREVENTION were not two
separate issues, but were essentially part of the same equation, Jayantha
Dhanapala, the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, stressed
the need for the international community to see "DISARMAMENT AND CONFLICT
PREVENTION as mutually reinforcing means to serve international peace and
security". Focusing on Africa and analyzing the relationship between the
intensification of conflict and the excessive availability of weapons,
Angélica Arce de Jeannet of Mexico pointed out that disarmament was an
indispensable element of any conflict prevention strategy. Similarly,
Herbert Wulf of the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC),
speaking about practical disarmament measures, concluded that enhanced
weapons control and checks on proliferation improved human security,
stabilized societies and offered opportunities for peace and development.

Adriaan Verheul of the Department for Peacekeeping Operations based
his perspectives on practical experience and proposed ten points for a
successful DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, and REHABILATATION (DDR)
programme. Patricia Lewis of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament
Research (UNIDIR) provided insights on the valuable contribution from NGOs
to weapons collection programmes and reaffirmed the necessity of a
reinforced partnership between them and the UN.

Sylvester Rowe, Ambassador of Sierra Leone, cited his country as a
case study. He believed that to prevent a recurrence of conflict in that
country, preventive disarmament measures were needed at the national,
regional and international levels to deal with the problem of illicit
trade, circulation, trafficking and use of small arms and light weapons.
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