From 12 to 17 January 2023, in Brazzaville, Congo, UNREC took part in the 54th Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC). UNREC made a presentation to report its work in Central Africa. To synergize and promote collaboration, UNREC conducted side meetings with UNOWAS and UNOCA, who have agreed to include UNREC in annual meetings of Peace and Development Advisors (PDAs) that the two latter entities respectively organize. This will provide opportunities for UNREC to help mainstream arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation in the United Nations Country Team Common Country Analyses. Moreover, UNREC has conducted side meetings with Member States and secured agreement in principle to conduct the second phase of the EU POA/Gender project (in-country activities) in Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea and Congo. UNREC also updated Burundi on its request for SALIENT funding, for which the UN RC in Burundi has applied. UNREC also sensitized Member States on the Project on the universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention for the Central Africa Region and discussed with Cameroun regarding the possibility to jointly organize the regional workshop for Central Africa.

On 29 December 2022, UNREC participated in a press briefing of the National Authority for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of Togo on their activities report during the year 2022.

On 20 December 2022, UNREC submitted five project proposals to RDIOB for review, which include two proposals for consideration under UNPDF, one on Capacity building in higher education for conflict resolution in Togo, another one on a joint UNREC and UNMAS proposal for implementation in the DRC, and a fifth proposal on WAM and PSSM in Africa.

On 16 December 2022, UNREC submitted a proposal for UNSCAR Funding to help mainstream disarmament work among PDAs across areas of operation under the three Regional Centres. The draft proposal has been shared with RDIOB, UNRCPD and UNLIREC for joint review.

On 14 December 2022, UNREC participated in a joint UNCT assessment meeting of the situation in Togo and in the Sahel with WFP regional Director on visit.

On 12 December 2022, UNREC took part in the 4th Coordination Meeting of Regional Centres which requested UNREC to draft a joint project for the 3 regional centres for further review together with RDIOB.

On 09 December 2022, UNREC participated in DSRSG/)(C HoM for UNOWAS briefing on the Accra Initiative meat to address the scourge of violent extremism in the west-African subregion.

On 23 November 2022, delegates from the fifteen National Commissions on Small Arms and Light Weapons from the ECOWAS Region visited UNREC premises led by the ECOWAS Commission. The latter signed a statement on behalf of the Commission and all 15 National Commissions thanking UNREC for its valuable support and calling for strengthened cooperation.