ANNEX - XI
forge a peace culture in the region through community education programmes and advocacy campaigns whereby local constituencies would acquire knowledge about, and develop the requisite norms against, the possession and accumulation of this class of weapons; assist in developing appropriate peace education material for pertinent segments of society such as students, law and order forces, and ordinary citizenry so that a critical mass of public awareness can be developed on the direct and indirect consequences of the accumulation, proliferation and use of small arms; assist in capacity building for peace through seminars and workshops focusing on the issues of light weapons and sustainable development so as to enhance policy making and public awareness of the challenges involved; develop youth initiatives on the problems of small arms and the potential hazards of the child soldier; conduct seminars on civil–military relations that would focus on the military’s role in an emerging democratic political culture.
It will be necessary to develop formal and informal education programmes in respect of these activities. The formal approach will include devising and teaching appropriate peace education curricula in secondary and higher education institutions, and organizing workshops, roundtable discussions and training programmes for students, policy makers and the citizenry. The non-formal approaches ANNEX - XI
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