Disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife. Disarmament and arms control processes provide the breathing space for confidence to be built, stability to be strengthened and trust to be established. 
The present report contains an account of the activities undertaken by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa from July 2016 to June 2017.During the reporting period, the Regional Centre continued to assist Member States, at their request, and intergovernmental and civil society organizations in Africa to promote peace, security, disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation. Click here to download the Report Related Documents Database of the reports of the Secretaries-General on the activities undertaken by the…
5 - 6 July 20107. The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), in cooperation with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and with support of the 1540 Committee Group of Experts, organized a workshop on the implementation of resolution 1540. The main objective of the workshop was to facilitate the effective implementation of resolution 1540 by stakeholders in Mauritania and to assist the Government in drafting its first national report…
The proliferation of illicit small arms is a problem that affects many countries in Africa. The Sahel region is one of the most affected. These undocumented and mostly illegally held arms do not only threaten the safety and security of communities but are also used by dangerous transnational criminal networks engaged in various forms of trafficking, including of weapons, humans and illegal drugs. In many instances these arms also fall into the wrong hands where they…
UNREC apporte son appui au Niger dans le cadre de la validation des procédures standard opérationnelles (SOP) et procédures administratives de gestion des armesLe Centre Régional des Nations Unies pour la paix et le désarmement en Afrique (UNREC), en collaboration avec les autorités nationales nigériennes, organise une série d’ateliers sur le thème : « Validation des Procédures standards opérationnelles (SOP) et procédures administratives ». Les activités se dérouleront du 11 au 14 juillet 2017 au Grand…
On 18 May 2017, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), together with the Government of the Republic of Togo, launched a project to support the Government’s efforts in marking, rehabilitation of stores and destruction of obsolete weapons and ammunition. Chaired by the Togolese Minister of Security and Civil Protection and in the presence of the Permanent Secretary to the National Commission to Fight Against the Proliferation and Illicit Trafficking of Small…
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), in collaboration with the Mauritanian national authorities, organizes a workshop on “Physical Security and Stockpile Management procedures” to be held from on 25th -26th April 2017. The event will take place in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania at the Monotel hotel Dar El Bakar. This workshop is part of the activities of the Physical Security and Stockpile Management in Sahel project, co-funded by the…
Formerly restricted mainly to North Africa, violent Islamic extremism now forms a strategic African continuum from West to East, with the Sahelian zone and the Lake Chad Basin emerging as prime areas. This extremist violence is fueled by the continuing inflows of foreign terrorist fighters (FTF). In the Lake Chad basin region where a wave of violence is threatening Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad, these FTF are benefitting from the proliferation, diversion and illicit trafficking of Small…
The conditions for the entry into force of the Kinshasa Convention were met following the deposit of the sixth instrument of ratification by Angola on 6 February 2017. In accordance with its article 35, paragraph 1, the Convention shall therefore enter into force on 8th March 2017 (“30 days after the date of deposit of the sixth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession”). Adopted on 30 April 2010, six out of the eleven signatories namely…
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), with the support of the Cameroonian authorities, will organise a Training of Trainers Workshop on the Inter-Institutional Course for the fight against the Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and their Ammunition in Africa. This workshop will take place Djeuga Palace Hotel from 24 to 28 January 2017. This workshop is financed by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Center (UNCTC) and is part…
The present database contains the reports of the Secretaries-General on the activities undertaken by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa from 1995 to 2016. …
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) will host a Regional Workshop on Physical Security and Stockpile Management from 15 – 17 November 2016, in Lome Togo. The workshop will take place at the hotel Sarakawa. This workshop is being held within the framework of the Physical Security and Stockpile Management Project – PSSM- Sahel, co-financed by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, (UNODA) and the European Union. The project aims to support countries in the region, namely…
Paper prepared by UNREC as a contribution to the emerging discourse on enhancing maritime security in Africa, gives an overview of the overall challenge, conceptual definitions and international instruments relevant to maritime security in Africa . Available for download as a PDF file Photos of the Event
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