| Accession Number | P03680.017 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hammond, Neale |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands |
| Date made | 2001 |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Solomon Islands (IPMT), 2000-2002 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Local villagers, many of them children, holding up 'No More Guns' posters in their village after ...
Description
Local villagers, many of them children, holding up 'No More Guns' posters in their village after a visit and talk by the International Peace Monitoring Team (IPMT). The Australian led IPMTs main tasks were supervision of the surrender of weapons, regular inspection of the stored weapons, confidence-building within affected Solomon Islands communities, and reporting to the Peace Monitoring Council. The IPMT was deployed as a neutral international presence in support of the Townsville Peace Agreement signed in October 2000 and included police from Tonga, Cook Islands and Vanuatu, in addition to Australian and New Zealand personnel. They were an unarmed and neutral organisation which had up to 50 personnel at five team sites (three on Guadalcanal and two on Malaita) and a Headquarters based at Henderson on the outskirts of Honiara. The team finished their deployment on 25 June 2002.