Background
At the twenty-first Assembly of the Organization of African Unity, held in Addis Ababa from 18 to 20 July 1985, the Heads of State and Government called upon the Secretary-General of the United Nations to establish a regional office in Africa to promote peace, disarmament and development on the continent (resolution AHG/Res.138 XXI).
On 16 December 1985, in response to this call and reaffirming its previous resolutions on regional disarmament, the General Assembly adopted a resolution creating the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa - UNREC (resolution A/Res/40/151/G). UNREC was established within the framework of the Secretariat on 1 January 1986 in Lomé, Togo, and is part of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
The General Assembly gave a mandate to UNREC to provide, upon request, substantive support for initiatives and other efforts of Member States of the African region towards the realization of measures of peace, arms limitations and disarmament in the region.
UNREC was further mandated to cooperate with the African Union, successor institution to the Organization of African Unity, and to coordinate the implementation of regional activities in Africa leading to peace, arms control and disarmament.
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