On 25 April, UNREC participated in the branch retreat of ODA’s Conventional Arms Branch 
(CAB) to share perspectives and insights on conventional arms in UNREC’s AOR: the African 
continent.

From 4 to 6 April 2023, UNREC participated in the Experts Validation Meeting of the Study 
and Guide on Civilian Possession of Arms in Abuja, Nigeria, organized by ECOWAS.

On 4 April 2023, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, AU High Representative for the “Silencing the 
Guns” initiative, paid a courtesy call to UNREC, de-briefed from the AU’s perspective on his 
recent meeting with ODA’s High Representative and seized the opportunity to discuss ways 
and means to strengthen the cooperation between the AU and UNREC to advance the Lusaka 
Roadmap master plan to “Silencing the Guns” in Africa. He addressed the press at the end of 
his visit to UNREC.

On 29 March, UNREC took part at the UNCT meeting with the President of the National
Assembly of Togo. The discussions were on the UNCT involving the National Assembly in 
their various activities, including as they relate to peace and security.

From 28-30 March, UNREC took part in the Training of members of the “Interagency 
Humanitarian Group” on disaster preparedness and response, at Agora Senghor Conference 
Hall, Lomé.

From 23 to 24 March, UNREC participated in the workshop on the UN Sustainable 
Cooperation Framework for the 2023-2026 Joint Work Plan at the FAO Office in Lomé.

On 22 March, UNREC participated in a meeting of the UNCT, followed by a meeting of the 
UN Security Management Team (SMT) in the host country to review programs and security 
measures in violent extremist affect regions of Togo.

From 20 to 24 March, UNREC carried out the training workshop for National Commissions 
for the fight against the Proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the West African 
Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU/UEMOA) region in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 
organized by the Peace and Security department of WAEMU.