Disarming Children and Youth: Raising Awareness and Addressing the Impact of Small Arms

This conference report details a workshop held in Accra, Ghana, from September 8-12, 2002, focused on the impact of small arms on children and youth. Organised by UNICEF and the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, the event featured presentations on youth involvement in violence, the legal and technical aspects of small arms and light weapons, and the effects of war on children, while supporting the development of a UNICEF strategy for Africa.

• The workshop, organised by UNICEF and the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, included three background presentations covering the involvement of youth in violence, the impact of war on children, and the legal and technical aspects of small arms and light weapons.
• UNICEF has supported the creation of a strategy for Africa intended to improve its role in addressing the impact that small arms and light weapons have on children.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (2002). Disarming Children and Youth: Raising Awareness and Addressing the Impact of Small Arms. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/conference-reports/12-sep-2002-conference-report-disarming-children-and-youth-raising-awareness-and-addressing-the-impact-of-small-arms-accra-08-12-september-2002

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Disarming Children and Youth: Raising Awareness and Addressing the Impact of Small Arms. 2002. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/conference-reports/12-sep-2002-conference-report-disarming-children-and-youth-raising-awareness-and-addressing-the-impact-of-small-arms-accra-08-12-september-2002.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudies2002disarming, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Disarming Children and Youth: Raising Awareness and Addressing the Impact of Small Arms}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2002}, month = sep, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/conference-reports/12-sep-2002-conference-report-disarming-children-and-youth-raising-awareness-and-addressing-the-impact-of-small-arms-accra-08-12-september-2002}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }