“I was privileged to be part of the UN quick response, experiencing once more what it truly means to advance disarmament that saves lives.” - Anselme Yabouri, Director of the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa.
On 7 March, Equatorial Guinea was shaken by a series of explosions at a military camp in Bata, its largest city. 107 people died and more than 600 people were injured.
Shortly afterward, the…
from 23 to 25 November 2020, UNREC organized a training on the integration of gender-responsive measures in the control of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC).
This initiative supported the National Commission on the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons and Reduction of Armed Violence (CNC-ALPC) and the implementation of the 2018-2022 National Action Plan (NAP) for the control and management of…
Officials in the Central African Republic held a multi-day training last month to further harness their small arms control practices and policies in support of gender equality and related priorities.
Over three days of presentations and interactive exercises organized in Bangui by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), Government and civil society participants boosted their readiness to systematically weave gender considerations into national and local…
MOSAIC translates into practice the objectives of key global agreements aiming to prevent the illicit trade, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, including:
the Programme of Action on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons
the International Tracing Instrument
the Firearms Protocol supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
the Arms Trade Treaty.
MOSAIC modules are based on good practices, codes of conduct and standard operating procedures that…
The present report provides an account of the activities of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa from July 2019 to June 2020.
During that period, the Centre continued to provide assistance to Member States, at their request, and to regional and subregional intergovernmental and civil society organizations in Africa to promote peace, security, disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation of conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction…
Adopted on April 30, 2010 in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition, All Parts and Components That May Allow Their Manufacture, Repair and assembly, commonly known as the Kinshasa Convention, will total its ten (10) years of existence this Thursday, April 30, 2020.
The genesis of this convention is known as the…
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The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) in cooperation with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the Geneva Branch of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) is organizing an expert meeting on the possible future negotiations of a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices…
From September 25 to 27, 2019, the Sub-Regional Legal Assistance Workshop for States Parties to the Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) was held at the Sipopo International Conference Center in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
This workshop, organized with the support of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is an integral part of the project "Supporting African States in the framework of the African Union's vision of "Silencing…
From 25th to 27th September 2019, at the Sipopo International Conference Center in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) organized, in collaboration with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, with the political support of the African Union, a Sub-Regional…
September 21, 2019- To mark the International Day of peace in Togo, the Government, through its National Commission on Small Arms and Light weapons with the technical assistance of the United Nations Regional Centre for peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), proceeded to the destruction of 2,000 seized and obsoletes weapons and more than 10,000 ammunition.
Chaired by the Ministry of Security, the ceremony took place in the presence of the…
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) will organize in collaboration with the Government of Equatorial Guinea, a Sub-Regional Legal Assistance Workshop for State Parties to the Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition, Parts and Components that can be…
On 14 August 2019, UNREC Handed over two (02) Couth MC 2000 firearms marking machines to the Government of Togo trough the Togolese Minister for Security and Protection of Civilians in a formal ceremony attended by the Ambassador of Japan.
This ceremony marked the launch of the Arms marking process in the framework of the project entitled ‘Technical Assistance for Physical Security and Stockpile Management, Marking and Destruction of Small Arms…
From 15 July to 9 August 2019 in Lomé, Togo, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), the Alioune Blodin Bèye Peacekeeping School in Bamako (EMP Bamako), and the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection of Togo, co-organized training of trainers (ToT) of the Togolese police and gendarmerie meat to prepare Formed Police Units(FPU) for deployment…
The present report provides an account of the activities of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa from July 2018 to June 2019.
During that period, the Centre continued to provide assistance to Member States, at their request, and to regional and subregional intergovernmental and civil society organizations in Africa to promote peace, security, disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation of conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction…
The government of Togo, through its National Commission on small arms and light weapons (CNLPAL Togo) organised a week-long training of trainers in physical security and stockpile management, marking and record-keeping from 08 to 12 July 2019 in Lomé, Togo, as per weapons and ammunition management international standards, notably the modular small arms control implementation compendium (MOSAIC) and the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG).
The trainings were hosted by the…
FORMATION DES FORMATEURS DE LA POLICE ET DE LA GENDARMERIE TOGOLAISE CHARGES DE PREPARER LES UNITES DE POLICE CONSTITUEES EN VUE DE LEUR DEPLOIEMENT DANS LES MISSIONS DE MAINTIEN DE LA PAIX.
Le Centre régional des Nations Unies pour la paix et le désarmement en Afrique (UNREC), l’Institut des Nations Unies pour la Formation et la Recherche (UNITAR) et l’Ecole de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blodin Bèye de Bamako (EMP…
The Government of Togo, through its National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation, the Circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, has launched today, 8 July 2019 in Lomé, a training of trainers’ workshop in Physical Security and Stockpile Management, Weapons Marking and Data Recording with the technical support of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and funding support from Japan.
The workshop brought…
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From 24 to 25 June 2019, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) hosted a high-level regional methodological workshop on election security in Africa at its premises in Lomé, Togo. The two-day activity was organized in cooperation with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). It brought together Top officials from the security and defense forces of nine countries (Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon…
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The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) jointly organize a high-level regional methodological workshop on electoral security in Africa from 24 to 25 June 2019 at the UNREC headquarters in Lomé, Togo.
This workshop is part of the launching of the project " Support for Security Sector Reform in Law Enforcement during Election Period in…
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) through its United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), in collaboration with the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (Foundation for Strategic Research, FRS), are organizing a table top exercise for Francophone West African States Parties to the BWC. The activity will take place at UNREC headquarters…
Fissile material is a key component in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. Therefore, a non-discriminatory, multilateral and international treaty banning the production of fissile material would represent a practical and significant contribution to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation efforts.
As part of its strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the European Union and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), through the United…
UNREC and UNDP Madagascar have joined forces, in the framework of UNREC Arms Marking Project and UNDP Security Sector Reform Project in Madagascar, to provide capacity-building to the Malagasy Defense and Security Forces (FDS) on physical security and stockpile management, weapons marking and data record keeping, held from 06 to 18 May 2019 in Vontovorona.
The workshop brought together one hundred (100) participants representing different bodies of the National Defense and…
From 24 to 26 April 2019, a sub-regional technical capacity-building workshop for stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons took place in Yaoundé, Republic of Cameroon. The workshop is an integral part of the project Supporting African States towards the African Union’s vision of "Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020: capacity building for Central African States,” jointly implemented by the United…
From 24 to 26 April 2019, in Yaoundé, Republic of Cameroon, the United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) organized a sub-regional workshop on technical capacity-building for stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons. The workshop is an integral part of the project "Supporting African States Towards the Vision of ‘Silencing The Guns in Africa by 2020’: Capacity…
PRESS RELEASE: Fissile material is a key component in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. Therefore, a non-discriminatory, multilateral and international treaty banning the production of fissile material would represent a practical and significant contribution to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation efforts.
As part of its strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the European Union and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), through…
On 22-23 January 2019 in lomé, togo, UNREC hosted a high-level Partnership Meeting with the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States (RECSA). The delegation from RECSA was led by the Executive Secretary Lt.Gen. Badreldin Elamin Abdelgadir.
The focus of the meeting was to revitalize the Memorandum of Understanding signed between UNREC and RECSA in 2009 and to agree on a…
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Le Gouvernement togolais, en collaboration avec l’Organisation mondiale des douanes, le Comité 1540 et le Centre régional des Nation Unies pour la paix et le désarmement en Afrique (UNREC), organise un atelier de
renforcement des capacités des acteurs impliqués dans la mise en œuvre de la Résolution 1540 (2004) du Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies. L’atelier se tiendra au siège de l’UNREC du 23 au 25 janvier 2019.
Placé sous le…
The joint project to support the implementation of the Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their ammunition and all Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly, known as the Kinshasa Convention, was launched by the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the United Nations…
The Arms Trade Treaty is an invaluable tool to promote cooperation, transparency and responsible action by States Parties in the arms trade. It also aims to prevent and eradicate the illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion to unauthorized users. It is noted that the arms trade often goes hand in hand with their diversion, their widespread and uncontrolled availability, and their illicit traffic.
In light of this, the…
Le Centre régional des Nations Unies pour la paix et le désarmement en Afrique (UNREC) organise du 20 au 22 novembre 2018 à Dakar, au Sénégal, à l’hôtel Radisson Blu Sea Plaza, une conférence régionale d’évaluation des activités d’appui à la sécurité physique et à la gestion des stocks (PSSM) d’armements et de leurs munitions visant à lutter contre le détournement et le trafic illicite d'armes légères et de petit…
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The present report contains an account of the activities undertaken by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa from July 2017 to June 2018.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.
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From 6 – 7 September, Libreville, Gabon, a working session was organized with the staff of UNOCA and ECCAS led respectively by SRSG François Louceny Fall, ECCAS Secretary General Ahmad ALLAM-MI and director Anselme Yabouri. This tripartite ECCAS-UNOCA-UNREC meeting paved the way for collaboration between UNREC and the Secretariat of ECCAS in the implementation of the project ‘Supporting the implementation of the Kinshasa Convention’. The project aims to support Central African…
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) Organized in the framework of the PSSM Project in the Sahel Region, implemented by UNODA through UNREC,a workshop on experimental technologies in Physical Security and Stockpile in Bamako, from 22 to 26 January 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to establish a long-term roadmap on the use of new technologies to reduce the risk of diversion from…
The United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) and its International Tracing Instrument(ITI) remain the global framework for coordinated efforts to combat the scourge of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.
From 18 to 29 of June 2018, States will come together in New York for the Third Review Conference (RevCon3)…
From 4 to 6 July 2018, for her first trip to Africa as Under-Secretary-General and High-Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu traveled to Togo and visited the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) – the operational arm of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) that covers 54 Member States in the region.
Following the recent launch of the Secretary-General’s disarmament agenda for the…
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The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), in collaboration with the Government of Burkina Faso, through Burkina Faso’s National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms (CNLPAL), organized a training-of-trainers workshop on standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the physical security and stockpile management (PSSM) of weapons and ammunition, in Ouagadougou, from 26 to 30 March 2018.
The workshop trained officials directly involved in…
Fissile material is a key component in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. As such, a non-discriminatory, multilateral treaty banning the production of fissile material would represent a significant practical contribution to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation efforts.
In this context, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) through its regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) is organizing a workshop with the financial support of the Government of…
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) are furthering their cooperation to improve weapons and ammunition management in the context of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes.
Based on their jointly developed handbook, they are developing a training course for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) practitioners on weapons and ammunition management based on the highest existing international standards and guidelines, namely the International Small…
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), in collaboration with the Government of Mali, through Mali’s National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms (CNLPAL), organized a training-of-trainers workshop on standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the physical security and stockpile management (PSSM) of weapons and ammunition, in Bamako, from 22 to 26 January 2018.
The workshop trained officials directly involved in the management…
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa organized a capacity building workshop aimed at supporting gender perspectives in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control processes in the Lake Chad basin from 18 to 20 of December in Lomé, Togo.
The workshop is part of the project entitled, “Mainstreaming Gender Perspectives in Preventing the Acquisition of Arms and Ammunitions by Terrorists Groups in the Lake Chad Basin”, and is funded by…
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UNREC is organizing a capacity building workshop for civil society actors from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria for an effective mainstreaming of gender perspectives in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control processes in the Lake Chad region.
The workshop will be held from 18 to 20 December 2017 at l’hôtel Sarakawa in Lomé, Togo, and will gather participants from civil society organizations as well as a government representative from each of…
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The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), in collaboration with the Nigerian national authorities, is organizing a series of workshops on "Validation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Administrative Procedures". The activities will be held from 12 to 15 December 2017 at the Chelsea Hotel of Abuja.
These workshops are part of the project "Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM)" in the Sahel region financed…
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) organized two workshops to support the process of marking arms in the Lake Chad Basin Countries and prevent their diversion to terrorist groups, namely a sub-regional workshop on 6 to 7 November 2017 in N'Djamena, Chad, and a national workshop from 9 to 10 November 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria.
During these workshops, governments and civil society experts from Cameroon…
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) has developed a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the safe and secure management and stockpiling of small arms, light weapons and ammunition for use by the security sector in of Chad. These SOPs were developed within the framework of the UNREC-led Physical Security and Stockpile Management –PSSM Sahel project are designed to help reduce the risk…
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Le Centre Régional des Nations Unies pour la paix et le désarmement en Afrique (UNREC), en collaboration avec les autorités nationales tchadiennes, organise une série d’ateliers sur le thème : « Validation des Procédures standards opérationnelles (SOP) et procédures administratives ». Les activités se dérouleront du 24 au 27 octobre 2017 à l’Hôtel NOVOTEL la Tchadienne d’N’Djamena.
Ces ateliers s’inscrivent dans le cadre du projet « Sécurité physique…
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) has developed a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the safe and secure management and stockpiling of small arms, light weapons and ammunition for use by the security sector in of Burkina Faso. These SOPs were developed within the framework of the UNREC-led Physical Security and Stockpile Management –PSSM Sahel project are designed to help reduce the…
Synergies and Complementarities between the A TT, the ECOWAS Convention on SALW, the UNPoA and Other Related Instruments
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UNREC and Its Partners' Contribution to the United nations integrated stragy for the Sahel
Technical Assistance to the Government of Mali in Controlling Small Arms and Light Weapons
Gender dimension of the arms trade treaty
A guide to parliamentary action in support of disarmament for security and sustainable development
Assessment Survey on Small Arms in the Sahel Region and Neighboring Countries
UNODA report on Programmes Financed From Voluntary Contributions 2019-2020
UNREC Disarmament Fact Sheet
Disarmament Education: United Nations Resources for Learning
Making Room for Improvement Gender Dimensions of the Life-cycle Management of Ammunition
In the past decade alone, the Regional Centres have assisted in training more than 20,000 personnel in disarmament and arms control. They have helped States destroy over 176,000 small arms and light weapons and 132 tons of ammunition, as well as mark over 13,000 weapons.
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Guinea
Details
GUINEA
Region
Western Africa
UN membership date
12-Dec-58
Population (000, 2018)
13 053
Surface area (km2)
245 857
Capital city
Conakry
National currency
Guinean Franc (GNF)
Weapons of Mass Destruction
International Instruments
Entry into force
Signed
Ratified
Acceded
CTBT: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty
03/10/1996
20/09/2011
Convention on Nuclear Safety
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
29/12/2005
29/11/2005
Environmental Modification Convention: Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
Biological Weapons Convention: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
09/11/2016
Chemical Weapons Convention: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
09/07/1997
14/01/1993
09/06/1997
Nuclear Terrorism Convention: International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
16/09/2005
1925 Geneva Protocol: Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare
Partial Test Ban Treaty: Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
29/04/1985
Sea-bed Treaty: Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floorand in the Subsoil Thereof
11/02/1971
Treaty relating to the Use of Submarines and Noxious Gases in Warfare
Regional Instruments
Entry into force
Signed
Ratified
Acceded
Treaty of Pelindaba: African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty
11/04/1996
21/01/2012
Conventional weapons
International Instruments
Entry into force
Signed
Ratified
Acceded
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
24/12/2014
29/07/2013
21/10/2014
Convention on Cluster Munitions
03/12/2008
21/10/2014
CCW: Convention On Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate Effects (With Protocols I, Ii And Iii)
CCW Protocol II: Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, BoobyTraps and Other Devices
CCW Protocol V: Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
01/04/1999
04/12/1997
08/10/1999
Firearms Protocol: Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Treaty relating to the Use of Submarines and Noxious Gases in Warfare
Regional Instruments
Entry into force
Signed
Ratified
Acceded
ECOWAS Convention: ECOWAS Convention on the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Munitions and Other Related Materials
05/08/2009
14/06/2006
24/02/2012
Transparency Instruments
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United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA)
International Tracing Instrument: International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons
In the past decade alone, the Regional Centres have assisted in training more than 20,000 personnel in disarmament and arms control. They have helped States destroy over 176,000 small arms and light weapons and 132 tons of ammunition, as well as mark over 13,000 weapons. 
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