In a momentous event held in Basilan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the governments of Japan, Philippines, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) gathered to launch the ASPIRE project which aims to end the cycle of violence in the region and throughout Mindanao. ASPIRE or the Assistance for Security, Peace, Integration, and Recovery for Advancing Human Security in BARMM to address sporadic conflicts caused by private small arms and light weapons (SALWs) in vulnerable communities of the region.
