OBJECTIVE 5 To observe and encourage State Parties to implement United Nations, African Union and other international conventions and treaties on Arms Control, Disarmament and peaceful relations between states. Strategies / activities i) Develop a regional culture of binding our defence forces to relevant International Conventions and Treaties; and ii) Incorporate in the training programmes and curricula the existing international conventions and treaties. OBJECTIVE 6 To develop peacekeeping capacity of national defence forces and co-ordinate the participation of State Parties in International and Regional Peacekeeping Operations. Strategies / activities i) Develop a regional peace support operational capability based upon each individual Member State’s standby arrangements; ii) Consolidate and develop the activities of the Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre; iii) Finance the Regional Peace-Keeping Training Centre (RPTC) according to the capacities of Member States or through possible foreign partners; iv) Design and establish a regional peace support operational structure with appropriate means; 28