auspices of the African Union or the United Nations;
v)
Developing a regional capacity on defence technology;
vi)
The clearance of landmines and Unexploded Ordinances
(UXOs);
vii)
Responding to external aggressions;
viii) The reintegration of ex-combatants and rehabilitation
of child soldiers;
ix)
Developing a doctrine that will enable the inter-operability
of the Defence Forces;
x)
Disaster relief support capability;
xi)
The proliferation of and illicit trafficking in small arms
and light weapons; and
xii)
4.3
Any other threats.
Objectives and activities
4.3.1 The overall objectives of the Organ in the Defence arena are
stipulated in Article 2 of the Protocol on Politics, Defence and
Security Cooperation, and these are:
OBJECTIVE 1
To protect the people and safeguard
the development of
the Region against instability arising from the breakdown
of law and order, intra-state and inter-state conflicts and
aggression.
Strategies / activities
i)
Develop regional defence capability against military
aggression;
ii)
Conduct regular assessment of the regional security sit
uation;
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