A/RES/60/71 Bearing in mind the Bamako Declaration on an African Common Position on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons, adopted at Bamako on 1 December 2000, 3 Recalling the report of the Secretary-General entitled “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all”, 4 in which he emphasized that States must strive just as hard to eliminate the threat of illicit small arms and light weapons as they do to eliminate the threat of weapons of mass destruction, Taking note of the report of the second biennial meeting of States to consider the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects at the national, regional and global levels, held in New York from 11 to 15 July 2005, 5 Welcoming the expression of support in the 2005 World Summit Outcome for the implementation of the Programme of Action, 6 Taking note of the draft International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons, concluded in June 2005, 7 Recognizing the important role that the organizations of civil society play in raising public awareness in efforts to curb the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons, Commends the United Nations, international, regional and other 1. organizations for their assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them; Encourages the Secretary-General to pursue his efforts in the context of 2. the implementation of General Assembly resolution 49/75 G of 15 December 1994 and the recommendations of the United Nations advisory missions, aimed at curbing the illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons and collecting them in the affected States that so request, with the support of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa and in close cooperation with the African Union; Encourages the international community to support the implementation 3. of the moratorium on the importation, exportation and manufacture of small arms and light weapons in West Africa,2 and to extend further assistance in transforming the moratorium into a legally binding instrument; 4. Encourages the countries of the Sahelo-Saharan subregion to facilitate the effective functioning of national commissions to combat the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and, in that regard, invites the international community to lend its support wherever possible; Encourages the collaboration of organizations and associations of civil 5. society in the efforts of the national commissions to combat the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and in the implementation of the Programme of _______________ 3 A/CONF.192/PC/23, annex. A/59/2005. 5 A/CONF.192/BMS/2005/1. 6 See resolution 60/1, para. 94. 7 A/60/88 and Corr.2, annex. 4 2