On 31st January 2023, UNREC submitted a proposal for UNSCAR funding to help mainstream disarmament work among PDAs across areas of operation under the three Regional Centres. The proposal is a result of collaborative effort together with RDIOB, UNRCPD and UNLIREC. Find more on UNSCAR:UN Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation through this link: https://www.un.org/disarmament/UNSCAR/
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From 31 st January to 2 February 2023, UNREC participated remotely in the regional workshop for Sahel/Maghreb on Technical Guidelines for Member States to facilitate the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2370 (2017) on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons, held in Madrid, Spain. UNREC intervened in the session highlighting the regional dimension of the implementation of the Security Council resolution, including outlining the general situation about the illicit proliferation of small arms and improvised explosive devices from a regional perspective, main challenges/gaps in arms control and disarmament in the Lake Chad basin region and other insecurity hotspots as well as…
Read MoreFrom 31st January to 2 February in Abuja, Nigeria, UNREC participated in the inaugural High Panel and then the proceeding of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Global Conference on Enabling Customs in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations. UNREC’s presentation on Arms control and customs challenges at border points in fragile and conflict-affected situations well received by both the organizers and delegates. UNREC further discussed potential areas to further cooperation with WCO on border control, including as it relates to arms control and human-centered security, at their request. UNREC also paid a courtesy visit, alongside the WCO Secretary General, the Director of…
Read MoreFrom 31 January to 2 February 2023, in Lomé, Togo, UNREC, together with the ECOWAS Small Arms Division, co-organized a regional workshop for the establishment of National Control List by ECOWAS Member States and Universalization of ATT in West Africa. UNREC participated in the preparation committee suring which it recommended the invitation of the Head of the ATT Secretariat. During the workshop, UNREC made an opening statement, presented its work in the region and moderated or made presentations in 8 sessions, including moderating the session on universalization of the ATT and its sponsorship programme and the voluntary trust fund. The…
Read MoreFrom 12 to 17 January 2023, in Brazzaville, Congo, UNREC took part in the 54th Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC). UNREC made a presentation to report its work in Central Africa. To synergize and promote collaboration, UNREC conducted side meetings with UNOWAS and UNOCA, who have agreed to include UNREC in annual meetings of Peace and Development Advisors (PDAs) that the two latter entities respectively organize. This will provide opportunities for UNREC to help mainstream arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation in the United Nations Country Team Common Country Analyses. Moreover…
Read MoreOn 29 December 2022, UNREC participated in a press briefing of the National Authority for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of Togo on their activities report during the year 2022.
Read MoreOn 20 December 2022, UNREC submitted five project proposals to RDIOB for review, which include two proposals for consideration under UNPDF, one on Capacity building in higher education for conflict resolution in Togo, another one on a joint UNREC and UNMAS proposal for implementation in the DRC, and a fifth proposal on WAM and PSSM in Africa.
Read MoreOn 16 December 2022, UNREC submitted a proposal for UNSCAR Funding to help mainstream disarmament work among PDAs across areas of operation under the three Regional Centres. The draft proposal has been shared with RDIOB, UNRCPD and UNLIREC for joint review.
Read MoreOn 15 December 2022, UNREC participated in the online UNODA-UNIDIR Workshop on disarmament.
Read MoreOn 14 December 2022, UNREC participated in a joint UNCT assessment meeting of the situation in Togo and in the Sahel with WFP regional Director on visit.
Read MoreOn 13 December 2022, UNREC held a meeting with the Chief RDIOB and the Desk for UNREC to follow up on UNREC activities.
Read MoreOn 12 December 2022, UNREC took part in the 4th Coordination Meeting of Regional Centres which requested UNREC to draft a joint project for the 3 regional centres for further review together with RDIOB.
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