MAG Burundi participated in the official ceremony for the International Peace Day on the theme of Disarmament, celebrated by Burundi on September 25.
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Jacques Delemarle, MAG's Technical Operations Manager in Burundi, explains the demolition process, as well as the destruction of SALW in general, to guests at the ceremony. |
The Day was used as a promotion of the Civilian Disarmament Campaign going on in Burundi.
Speeches, songs, plays and the famous Burundian drums reminded of the dangers posed by weapons and grenades – and the importance of surrendering them to the National Commission of Civilian Disarmament.
The ceremony, attended by among others the UN Secretary General Representative (Mr. Mahmoud), the Burundian Minister of Public Security and Minister for Human Rights, and Ambassadors, was concluded by the in situ demolition by MAG of two grenades which had been handed over by the population.
MAG is supporting the Civilian Disarmament Campaign by destroying the Small Arms and Light Weapons which the population surrenders.
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[Photos: MAG Burundi] |
SALW - Small Arms and Light Weapons'Small arms' includes revolvers, self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns, assault rifles, light machine guns. 'Light weapons' includes hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, portable anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, recoilless rifles, portable launchers of anti-tank missile and rocket systems, portable launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS), mortars of less than 100mm calibre. |
