On 29 September 2021, UNREC attended and contributed to a briefing organized by CAB on the outcomes of BMS7 and the GGE on ammunition.

On 29 September 2021, the Director was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Togo to discuss the cooperation between the Government of Togo and the Regional Centre. A note to file is sent separately.

On 28 September 2021, UNREC attended a briefing by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Togo for the diplomatic community on Togo’s strategic engagement for peace and security in the Sahel.

On 24 September 2021, the Director met with Mr. Espoir Fadu, a Togolese artist who has been promoting disarmament through his work. He was also received by the High Representative during her visit to Lomé in 2019. Ways to promote peace and disarmament education were discussed.

On 20 September 2021, UNREC and EO were able to agree on closing the ATT Madagascar Project and OSIWA project as well as not to address the issue of accrued interests from all accounts, among others. UNREC is following up with further communications with France, Cameroon and Finland. The multiple donors contributed ATT fund is to be addressed, upon Senior Finance Assistant’s resumption of duty.

On 17 September 2021, on possible collaboration on the holding of World Girls’ Summit in Lomé in 2021 (dates tbc). Minutes including action points have been shared with HQ.

On 16 September 2021, UNREC joined virtually the monthly meeting of the working group for the Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Arrangements on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (MARA) organised by the MINUSCA Section on CRSV in CAR. UNREC requested support from the CRSV Section for the distribution of the questionnaire to consult working group members on the impact of small arms proliferation to exacerbate CRSV. UNREC will collect responses to the questionnaire by the end of the consultation phase.

From 15 to 17 September 2021, in Abidjan (IVORY COAST), UNREC participated in regional workshop held with ECOWAS Member States’ experts to harmonize guidelines on the ECOWAS Convention on SALW and the Arms Trade Treaty. A mission report is sent separately to the SMT.