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NGO Section, United Nations Department of Public Information 8 June 2006

DPI/NGO Section invites you to a Briefing

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A Preview of the 2006 Conference to Review the Progress of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

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8 June 2006

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium

Background Information:

From 26 June to 7 July 2006, representatives from governments, international and regional organizations and civil society will meet at the United Nations Headquarters to review the efforts and progress made to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.

By adopting the UN Programme of Action in 2001, the UN member States committed to collecting and destroying illegal weapons, adopting and/or improving national legislations that would help criminalize the illicit trade in small arms, setting strict import and export controls and taking action against violators of such laws. Five years after, it is time to review what has been made and to assess challenges on the road ahead.

Speakers:

During the panel discussion from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., H.E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations; Mr. Antonio Evora, Political Affairs Officer, Conventional Arms Branch, Department of Disarmament Affairs; and Mr. Mark Marge, UN Office Coordinator, International Action Network on Small Arms, will talk about the results of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, and the remaining challenges ahead.

A question-and-answer period will follow.

At 10.00 a.m., PBS-produced film “Gunrunners” will be screened.

For more information on the UN Programme of Action, please visit:

http://www.un.org/events/smallarms2006/index.html

A live webcast of the event may be available at www.un.org/dpi/ngosection and/or www.un.org/webcast

Please note that this is the last briefing before the summer.

The Fall briefing season will start on Thursday, 5 October.

Should you require a guest pass to attend an NGO briefing, please fax your name and affiliation to (212) 963-2819 no later than two days before a briefing. All guest passes should be picked up at the Pass & ID Office on the morning of the briefing, which is located on the corner of First Avenue and 45^th Street at the ground level.

For Briefing information and to obtain a copy of a Briefing on audiocassette, please call the DPI/NGO Information Line: (212) 963-7232 or visit the DPI/NGO website: www.un.org/dpi/ngosection

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For preparations of the 59^th Annual DPI/NGO Conference, visit www.un.org/dpi/ngosection

For information regarding the 58^th Annual DPI/NGO Conference, visit www.undpingoconference.org

United Nations, DPI/NGO Resource Centre, Room L-1B-31

Tel: (212) 963-7233, 7234, 7078 * Fax: (212) 963-2819 * E-mail: dpingo@un.org

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