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A follow-up online meeting on the implementation of the PoA project (2023-2025) between UNMAS, UNREC and UNDP was conducted on 9 November 2022.
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From 8 to 9 November 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria, UNREC participated in the an ECOWAS-UNIDIR Regional Seminar on Disarmament and Arms Control. Related read-out has been shared with RDIOB.
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On 3 November 2022, UNREC participated in a UNCT meeting with national counterparts of Togo co-chaired by the UN Resident Coordinator and the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency centred on prospective/planned activities for 2023.
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On 2 November 2022, UNREC participated in a coordination meeting of international assistance to the DR Congo ComNat alongside UNMAS and GRIP.
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On 28 October 2022, UNREC took active part in the UN Day celebration alongside the UNCT in the host country, with an extensive interaction with the youth at Université de Lomé’s campus.
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From 27-29 October 2022, UNREC participated and contributed to the 3rd ECOWAS Forum on Education for the Culture of Peace through Intra- and Inter-Religious Dialogue, in Lomé, Togo.
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From 18 to 19 October 2022, UNREC attended and contributed to the Regional Workshop on Universalization and Effective Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Eastern Africa, held in Mombasa, Kenya.
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From 16 to 29 October 2022, UNREC Director was on Mission to UNHQ to:
i) follow the proceedings of the First Committee, including the sessions on Regional Disarmament,
ii) consult with ODA’s leadership and Heads of branches and relevant programmes/projects/ field offices, as well as with
iii) relevant UN entities at HQ level and with
iv) Member States including beneficiaries of UNREC support and potential technical and funding partners.
This was the occasion to organize on 27 October 2022 for the African Group to the UN at ambassadors’ level (in the premises of the African Union Observer’s Union) a briefing on UNREC activities in Africa in support to the African Union’s initiative to ‘Silencing the guns in Africa’. A mission report is sent separately.
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On 28 September 2022, UNREC briefed the Chief of RDIOB on the Regional Centre, including the office background, context of its establishment and evolution, present team composition, flagship initiatives, donor engagement and proposals for interaction between the headquarters and the Regional Centre.