No amendments to the National Provident Fund were made in 2009.

No Memorandum of Understanding between the conflicting parties to ascertain development incentives for Guadalcanal and Malaita was signed in 2009.

In 2009, the Road Improvement (Sector) Project continued work in institutional capacity building and infrastructure rehabilitation. Some roads in Malaita and Temotu were completed in 2009.^[1]

In 2009, the Asian Development Bank approved and granted funding for the Second Road Improvement (Sector) Project, which aimed to rehabilitate and maintain roads and bridges across the Solomon Islands, particularly Guadalcanal and Malaita. However, construction did not commence during this year. The scheduled completion date was March 31, 2012.^[2]

In 2009, the Solomon Islands expended a total of $88,428,142 in education development and $56,825,361 in health development, largely from international assistance from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the EU, and UNICEF. The Solomon Islands Government allocated $7,204,624.66 to fund health services in Guadalcanal and $229,788.36 to fund education services in Guadalcanal. The Solomon Islands Government allocated $16,430,067.51 to fund health services in Malaita and $324,420.40 to fund education services in Malaita.^[3]

[1] Solomon Islands: Road Improvement (Sector) Project, Asian Development Bank, April 2014.

[2] Solomon Islands: Second Road Improvement (Sector) Project, Asian Development Bank, September 2015.

[3] Solomon Islands Public Expenditure Database, 2006-2016, World Bank.

The Townsville Peace Agreement stipulated that all weapons should be handed over to the International Peace Monitoring Team within thirty days of signing. On November 6, reports confirmed that Malaita Eagle Force and Isatabu Freedom Movement militants had begun surrendering weapons.^[1] One week later, reports suggested that the handover process was progressing according to plan. However, the Peace-Monitoring Council stated that although the weapons may have been handed over to their respective commanders, they had not yet been transferred to the proper authority.^[2] The initial deadline for surrender was November 16, but this deadline was not met. The arms surrendering ceremony was rescheduled for December 15.^[3] This deadline was met, and more than 100 guns held by the Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) were shipped to the International Peace Monitoring Team with 100 additional guns following.^[4] However, on December 18, peace monitors reported that hundreds of arms remained in circulation.^[5]

[1]“Militants begin arms handover,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 7, 2000.

[2]“Monitors have no record of arms surrender,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 29, 2000.

[3] “Minister says time period for arms handover extended,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 18, 2000.

[4] “Deadline reached for weapons handover,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 16, 2000.

[5] “Many guns still not accounted for,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 19, 2000.

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.

In March, the government extended the final deadline for weapons handover to May 31, 2002.^[1] The announcement of the deadline followed a significant influx in surrendered arms. ^[2] By the deadline, the IPMT had collected approximately 1,700 weapons.^[3] However, an estimated 460 high-powered weapons remained in circulation.^[4] The IPMT began disposing of the weapons in June.^[5]

^[1] “Deadline for Solomon Islands gun handover again extended,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, March 21, 2001.

^[2] “ Over 1,300 weapons collected under Solomon Islands amnesty,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, May 12, 2002.

^[3] “Solomons gun amnesty ‘exceeded expectations,’” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, June 3, 2002.

^[4] “Hundreds of high-powered guns ‘still at large’ in Solomons,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, June 11, 2002.

^[5] “Solomons peace monitors begin disposal of surrendered weapons,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, June 23, 2002.

Disarmament efforts in the Solomon Islands continued in 2003. In May, 16 villages in Guadalcanal Province were confirmed as weapons-free.^[1] The Solomon Islands government passed the Facilitation of International Assistance Bill 2003, in which a foreign presence was invited to assist with the collection and control of remaining weapons.^[2] The government of the Solomon Islands extended the deadline for weapons in exchange for amnesty again on July 31, 2003 for a 21-day period.^[3] By the amnesty deadline, a total of 2,948 weapons and 303,000 rounds of ammunition had been surrendered.^[4] An unknown amount of weapons remained in circulation.

^[1] “Solomon Islands: Villages in Guadalcanal declared ‘weapons-free,’” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, May 3, 2003.

^[2] The Facilitation of International Assistance Bill 2003, Parliament of the Solomon Islands, July 17, 2003.

^[3] “Solomons prime minister signs gun amnesty,” Xinhua General News Service, July 31, 2003.

^[4] “Solomons amnesty yields almost 3,000 weapons,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, August 22, 2003.

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