Southern Africa vows to strengthen regional cooperation and foster gender responsive arms control to address the illicit proliferation of Small Arms in the region

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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High-Level Technical Consultative Meeting towards a Robust Regulatory Framework on Small Arms

  On 29–30 August 2025, UNREC opened the High-Level Technical Consultative Meeting towards a robust regulatory framework on small arms in Ada, Ghana. Led by the West Africa Action Network on Small Arms…

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Building Africa’s Next Generation of SALW Practitioners: Nineteen Fellows Complete First UNODA Fellowship for Africa

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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UNREC SG Report

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Job opportunity: Invitation to Apply for Consultancy Services

We are excited to announce the Liaison Assistant -Individual Contractor Study on the management of conventional weapons and ammunition and the prevention of violent extremism in West Africa Job Position Title Application Deadline…

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