United Nations, African Union, Issue Joint Call to Silence Guns Amid Small Arms Amnesty Month
(WorldNews Japan)

NEW YORK, 22 September (Office for Disarmament Affairs) - In a joint statement, the senior United Nations disarmament official and a top African Union official have declared small arms enablers of armed violence, as well as a serious threat to peace, security, and stability. The statement issued by Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns Ramtane Lamamra also urges people across the African continent to come together during September`s Africa Amnesty Month to reduce illicit flows of small arms and light weapons, strengthen ties between communities and law enforcement and further peace and...