▁the ▁Comm itte es ▁on ▁Peace keep ing ▁Oper ations , ▁Palest in ian ▁Rights ▁and ▁Dec ol on ization . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Inst rument ▁on ▁Mark ing ▁and ▁T rac ing ▁of ▁Small ▁Ar ms ▁and ▁Light ▁We ap ons , ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁Pers ons ▁with ▁Dis abilities . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁under ▁his ▁chair mans hip ▁the ▁UN ▁Dis arm ament ▁Commission ▁broke ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year - long ▁imp asse ▁and ▁reached ▁agreement ▁on ▁its ▁ag enda . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Pre par atory ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Review ▁Conference ▁on ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Program me ▁of ▁Action ▁on ▁the ▁ill ic it ▁trade ▁in ▁small ▁arms ▁and ▁light ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Neg oti ator ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Dr . ▁R owe ▁served ▁as ▁ad ▁h oc ▁political ▁and ▁communication ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Le one . ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁peace ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁R U F ▁reb els , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ators ▁and ▁dra fter s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁L ome ▁Peace ▁Ag re ement ▁ending ▁the ▁eleven - year ▁re bel ▁war . ▁He ▁worked ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁dis arm ament ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁accord ▁and ▁the ▁human itar ian ▁content