West African countries joined forces to advance gender-responsive arms control at a Regional Strategic Workshop held from 6–7 August 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. Co-organized by UNREC and ECOWAS, the workshop aimed to raise…
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On 3–4 September 2025, UNREC and SADC co-hosted a Regional Strategic Workshop in Johannesburg on gender mainstreaming in small arms control in Southern Africa. The workshop aimed to: (i) build Member States’ capacity…
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Building Africa’s Next Generation of SALW Practitioners: Nineteen Fellows Complete First UNODA Fellowship for Africa Nineteen practitioners from sixteen African countries completed the inaugural UNODA African Fellowship on Small Arms and Light Weapons…
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Dr. Jiaming Miao UNREC advocated for integrating arms control in UNSDCF at the national level by 11 ECCAS member states, co-signed by UNCTs and respective host country authorities. Find relevant tweet here: https://x.com/odaunrec/status/1862023359774519497
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Dr. Jiaming Miao UNREC spoke about transfer control and brokering of arms, at the validation workshop of the Southern African Chapter of STG in Africa , Programme of Action, organized in Joburg by the AU and SADC. Find relevant tweet here : https://x.com/odaunrec/status/1857067809303322770
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UNREC Director Anselme Yabouri addressed 1 st Committee of 79th Session of UNGA79 on peace, Arms control,nonproliferation & Disarmament in Africa . Find more relevant tweets here: https://x.com/odaunrec/status/1852537213105402210
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UNREC Director Anselme Yabouri participates in the UN-AU-BICC Policy forum on regional approaches in dealing with armed groups in the Sahel. Find relevant tweet here : https://x.com/odaunrec/status/1859167824490406369
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Officials at the opening ceremony of the Informal Meeting on Global Ammunition Framework 2024 for West and Central African states in Lomé On 4 and 5 September 2024, representatives from 21 West and…
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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) UNREC also addresses the critical issue of WMD proliferation, supporting African states in complying with international non-proliferation frameworks such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Biological…
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