From 27 June to 8 July 2022, UNREC Director participated in the eighth Biannual Biennial Meeting of States (BMS8) on the UN Programme of Action (UNPoA) to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light weapons in all its aspects and held strategic consultations with ODA/HQ and a few other UN entities at HQ level, Member States and donors and potential donors.

On 24 June 2022, UNREC took part in the ceremony of Reforestation in Aneho, Togo by the UNCT where the Director made a speech on behalf of the Resident Coordinator.

On 23 June 2022, UNREC delivered a presentation at the online regional briefing on the UNIDIR/UNODA to stimulate thinking and exchange ideas on substantive issues in preparation for BMS8 on the PoA and ITI.

From 21 to 22 June 2022, UNREC delivered two presentations at the Regional Seminar for Africa on Parliamentary Action for Prevention of SALW related violence, in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

On 16 June 2022, UNREC participated in a zoom call with all involved in the Africa Amnesty Month (ComNat of Togo, UNODA UNREC/CAB, AU) to finalize the concept note and budget of the project’s activities for Togo.

On 14 June 2022, UNREC held discussions with the Promediation Mission in Togo at its office. The aim of the mission was to assess the terrorist threats in West-Africa in light of the recent trends of spill-over toward coastal States.

On 8 June 2022, UNREC participated in the UNCT Meeting which focused on opportunities for joint UN programming towards delivering as one.

On 7 June 2022, UNREC participated in the UNCT Security Management Team which focused on increased threats to UN Staff and premisses and special recommendations from UNDSS in light of the increased security tension as a result of the recent attacks by extremist groups in several regions of UNREC’s Host Country.