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New Director at UNREC
UNREC acting director












The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs has appointed Jacqueline Seck Diouf as the acting Director of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC).
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RESALT











In the framework of the implementation of its work plan on the fight against the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Togo, the Togolese Action Network on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RESALT) organized one day workshop in Lome on 24 June 2008.
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Synergy Conference


Synergy Conference for Regional Organizations on the Implementation of the UN PoA on SALW
From 28 to 30 May, UNREC participated to the Synergy conference for Regional Organizations on the Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons.

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Action Against Gun Violence
Statement by Sergio Duarte










Statement by Sergio Duarte High Representative on Disarmament Affairs on the occasion of the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence (2-8 June 2008)
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Promoting CCW











(21 - 25 April 2008, Lome, Togo): In cooperation with the Government of Togo, and with the financial support from the European Union (EU), the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, organized two regional seminars entitled “Promoting the Universality of the Certain Conventional Weapons Convention (CCW). 
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UNSC Resolution 1540

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ‘1540 COMMITTEE’ FOR THREE YEARS TO HALT PROLIFERATION OF MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS, ENCOURAGES STATES TO MAP OUT IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

Reaffirming that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their delivery means was a threat to international peace and security, the Security Council today extended for three years the mandate of the Committee created to monitor implementation of its resolution 1540 (2004),

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Press release

A workshop to support the implementation of the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (International Tracing Instrument) held its session on 17 and 18 April, in Lomé, Togo.
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UN UN mission completes military training for more Congolese troops   More...

Somalia: Scores Killed in Mogadishu Attacks  More...

Uganda Kabale district security committee has disarmed 400 local defence unit (LDU) guards  More...

Tanzania Police in Arusha Region say they have recovered over 20 illegally owned firearms in the past fortnight  More...



UN Biennial Meeting of States Sudanese singer Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier, spoke about his experiences on a panel discussion at the UN Biennial Meeting of States (BMS) on small arms, 14-18 July 2008.  More...

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Mon, Sep 1st, 2008, @8:00am- 05:00PM
Organisation de la 28ème réunion UNSAC

SURVEY

Why have many African States not yet ratified the Pelindaba Treaty on Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone in Africa?
 
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