UN Fellowship Programme on Small Arms Control in India
Why in the news
India became the first Asian country to stage the UN’s fellowship course on controlling small arms and light weapons for Asia-Pacific participants.
Key facts
- Format: a three-week course building government skills against illicit trade and misuse of such weapons.
- Host: Indian Army; venue: Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- Organisers: UNODA (Office for Disarmament Affairs) and UNRCPD (Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific).
- Backs the UN Programme of Action (PoA) and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI).
Exam angle
- SALW = Small Arms and Light Weapons.
- First edition held in Asia; frameworks: PoA and ITI.