notice, over aged engines and equipment and delays by citizens in reporting fire outbreaks. National Peace Architecture Ghana has established a National Peace Architecture as the framework for peace-building and for the amicable resolution of all conflicts. The architecture for peace has the following components: • Structures for peace-building and the resolution of conflicts • Institutionalizing a culture of peace • Strengthening the media as spaces for public conversations and debates on salient issues of the day, so that all voices could be heard • Prevention of small arms and light weapons, and promoting alternative livelihoods • Building the capacity of executive institutions to manage grievances and differences The Council in collaboration with relevant Parliamentary Committees and the Attorney General’s Department facilitated the passage of the National Peace Council Act, 2011. 2.9 Sub-regional security Although the sub-region has one of the sophisticated peace and security architectures, it still faces formidable intra-regional security challenges. Of note are threats posed by the connections between the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW), violent crime and the activities of transnational criminal networks operating in the region. Such activities threaten peace, security and development in West Africa. The country continued to facilitate sub-regional security by collaborating with countries in the sub-region to fight the movement of small-arms, trafficking of women and children, and drugs. Movement of small arms within the country The Ghana Police Service reported the arrest of persons who were trafficking arms and munitions from Accra to conflict zones in the northern region. Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 21