Trafficking of women, guns and drugs are promoted jointly by the same mafias across the borders
“Trafficking of women, guns and drugs are promoted jointly by the same mafias across the borders “ reported Dr James Arputharaj Williams, the International consultant on Gun control at the seminar organized by the South Asian Federalists held in Shubhashree College of Management on Friday the 22nd May 2026. Mr. Deepayan Basu, Director for UN RCPD regional centre for peace ad Disarmament called for greater cooperation of the Government of Nepal with the UN in implementing the UN program of actin on small arms and light weapon(SALW).
Mrs Rina Uprety MP the chief Guest of the day stressed the need to arrest the war like situation which Nepal experienced before by regulating Gun ownership in Nepal and prevent illegal proliferation of Guns. She stressed the importance of strengthening the UN as world Government to usher in peace in the region as late King Birendra dreamt.
Mrs Manita Oli Basnet, Principal of the College welcomed the gathering and informed that the event is organized to build the capacity of the delegates attending the BMS9, Bi-annual meeting of states to review the implementation of the UN POA on SALW starting on June 01, at the UNHQ which some of the participants would be attending. The hybrid zoom call was attended by people across Asia.
The meeting called for ban on export to non-state actors and regulate excessive production of weapons in the world. Earlier the weapons were produced to sell. But now the wars are manufactured to sell weapons.
Mr. Muthukumaran from Asian Youth Centre Chennai, proposed the vote of thanks.
Bi Annual Meeting - 2026
Our chairman attended 9th Bi-annual meeting of states to review the implementation of the UNPOA, UN program of action on small arms and light weapons between 1-5 June at the UNHQ , New York.
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AYC is launching a new initiative to increase participation of women in politics. At the outgoing Parliament Sri Lanka, women represented only 5.11%.
As women leadership need to be groomed from local elections. AYC-Sri Lanka will focus on holding national and regional workshops in Nov 2024 in Sri Lanka with political parties and NGOs underlining the importance of nominating women as candidates for the Pradeshi sabha elections due in due in Dec 2024. This would be followed by workshops by NGOs at the district level to convince and promote women as candidates and for the political parties to accommodate them.
India, with ISS, Institute of social sciences, several events were organised on women participation in the panchayat elections.
Similar efforts would be made in Bangladesh and Nepal.
In all the 4 focus countries , effort would be made on voters' education
Dr James A Williams Director of AYC, a member of WFM spoke at the 4th UN Review Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons.
AYC promoted SASA-Net, south asia small arms network which is a coalition of NGOs and small arms activists and prepared Govt delegation and CSOs in preparing for UN conferences on SALW, small arms and light weapons. Supported establishment of national commission in srilanka. Together with others reviewed fore arms act in 6 countries in relation to UN program of action.
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