Private Security Sector Seeks Regulatory Changes

NAIROBI, Kenya -- A global consensus is now emerging about the necessity for laws that will support and encourage, rather than stifle, the growing role of private, professional combatants and peace support personnel in conflict zones.

But in Africa and elsewhere, the growing role of such private forces has been met with caution and relative hostility.

In November, an international gathering will take place under the auspices of the Swiss government and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent (ICRC) to drum up international support for positive regulation of private military and security companies.

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