West African countries joined forces to advance gender-responsive arms control at a Regional Strategic Workshop held from 6–7 August 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. Co-organized by UNREC and ECOWAS, the workshop aimed to raise…
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On 3–4 September 2025, UNREC and SADC co-hosted a Regional Strategic Workshop in Johannesburg on gender mainstreaming in small arms control in Southern Africa. The workshop aimed to: (i) build Member States’ capacity…
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Building Africa’s Next Generation of SALW Practitioners: Nineteen Fellows Complete First UNODA Fellowship for Africa Nineteen practitioners from sixteen African countries completed the inaugural UNODA African Fellowship on Small Arms and Light Weapons…
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We are excited to announce the Liaison Assistant -Individual Contractor Study on the management of conventional weapons and ammunition and the prevention of violent extremism in West Africa Job Position Title Application Deadline…
Read moreCAMEROON Instrument CAMEROON Entry into force Signed Ratified Acceded Weapons of Mass Destruction International instruments CTBT: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty 16/11/2001 06/02/2006 Convention on Nuclear Safety 29/07/2004 Convention on the Physical Protection…
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Read moreBOTSWANA Instrument BOTSWANA Entry into force Signed Ratified Acceded Weapons of Mass Destruction International instruments CTBT: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty 16/09/2002 28/10/2002 Convention on Nuclear Safety Convention on the Physical Protection of…
Read moreBURKINA FASO Instrument BURKINA FASO Entry into force Signed Ratified Acceded Weapons of Mass Destruction International instruments CTBT: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty 27/09/1996 17/04/2002 Convention on Nuclear Safety Convention on the…
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