The African Union held its’ Sixth Meeting of the AU-Regions Steering Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) & Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting which provided an opportunity to review projects and initiatives implemented from the last meeting by the members of the steering committee was attended by: COMESA, EAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, IGAD, RECSA, SADC and UNREC. The members reiterated the commitment to providing strategic guidance in phase two of the DDR program and further called on AU to provide vital supporting the new DDR context present such as South Sudan and DRC.