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Disarmament – 2001

Although the deadline for handing over weapons was December 15, 2000, most arms remained in circulation with an estimated 400 that had not been surrendered by January 2001.^[1] In February, the Peace Monitoring Council reported that over 500 heavy weapons remained unaccounted for and that previously confiscated weapons from militants had gone missing.^[2] Another theft was reported in October.^[3]

^[1] “More than 400 weapons yet to be handed in,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, January 4, 2001.

^[2] “Weapons said missing from police armouries,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 28, 2001.

^[3] “Solomon Islands: Parties to peace deal condemn theft of weapons,” BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, October 8, 2001.