U.N. Holds Preparatory Committee Debate for Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms

On February 28-March 1, 2001, as the United Nations Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) held a general debate on the 2001 Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms, it heard that the conference should focus on supply and demand, State responsibility and agreed norms for security and the safe management of official stockpiles. The U.N. General Assembly has established the PrepCom to decide on the date and venue for the Conference and prepare, among others, the draft rules of procedure and draft final documents, including a program of action, of the Conference…[more]