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ANIAC, in partnership with UNREC, strengthens chemical security and combats illegal trafficking.
Lomé, 6 November 2025: The National Authority for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (ANIAC-TOGO), in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), held a strategic capacity-building workshop dedicated to securing the management of toxic chemicals. The workshop aimed to evaluate and reinforce national mechanisms for controlling the transfer and use of hazardous substances, aligning with the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). As a key regional partner, UNREC provided technical expertise to ensure that Togo’s…
UNREC deploys an assessment mission to Ghana for the SALIENT Fund Technical Review Meeting
Group photo of the SALIENT Fund Technical Review Meeting with UNREC Director and UNDP Ghana Deputy Resident Representative Accra, 14 August 2025: The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) concluded a strategic assessment mission to Ghana. The mission aimed to evaluate the status of the “Saving Lives Entity” (SALIENT) project, a flagship initiative dedicated to addressing armed violence and the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW). The SALIENT Fund, a joint effort between the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs…
Burundi Validates its National Action Plan to Combat the Illicit Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Bujumbura, 25 November 2025: In response to the security challenges posed by the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the Great Lakes region, Burundi continues to strengthen its national arms control framework. In this context, a National Validation Workshop of the National Action Plan (NAP) to Combat the Illicit Proliferation of SALW was held on 25 November 2025 in Bujumbura, at the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika. The workshop brought together 25 participants, including representatives from the National Commission on SALW, relevant line ministries, defense and…
Charting pathways to strengthen armed violence prevention in West Africa
Version française ci-dessous On 26-27 November, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) convened a workshop in Lomé, Togo, to consider and chart the implementation of a study on integrating the prevention of violent extremism and illicit weapons proliferation. The event brought together over 50 West African experts from States, the UN, regional and continental organizations, civil society and academia. In recent years,…
The BWC at 50: African Conference Highlights Progress, Challenges and the Road Ahead
From 26 to 28 November 2025, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in partnership with the Government of Kenya, held the first African Conference on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Nairobi, Kenya. The landmark event, held in the year of the 50th anniversary of the BWC, was the largest ever gathering of African States parties to the BWC and showcased the region’s growing leadership on issues related to disarmament and biosecurity. The conference was attended by 140 delegates, including officials from 47 African States Parties, three African States not…
UNODA and the Kyrgyz Republic prepare for peer review exercise on the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention
On 12 – 14 October 2021, the UNODA Geneva Branch, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention(BWC) and a delegation from the Kyrgyz Republic held a three-day preparatory meeting in Geneva to discuss a forthcoming peer review exercise, which will be conducted in the framework of European Union Council Decision 2019/97 in support of the BWC. Participants prepared a draft programme and timeline for the exercise, while also discussing the Kyrgyz Republic’s draft Law on Biosafety which is currently being reviewed at the national level. Representatives from the…
Government officials, parliamentarians, civil society and UN agencies meet to advance Nepal’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
In collaboration with the Women for Peace and Democracy in Nepal (WPDN) and the Government of Nepal, the United Nation Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) conducted a national workshop “To Promote the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Support Nepal’s Accession to the Treaty” in Nagarkot, Nepal on 24 and 25 November 2021. 32 participants from governmental departments, the federal parliament, civil society, UN agencies and the European Union attended the workshop in Nagarkot, Nepal. Thirty-two representatives from the Nepalese Federal Parliament,…
UNODA and UNCCT hold a virtual training on biological preparedness and response for Nigeria
On 14-16 December 2021, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Geneva Branch/Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Implementation Support Unit and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT) co-organized a virtual training on Biological Preparedness and Response for Nigeria. The training, which gathered 85 participants from 28 entities, was organized in close collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser, the National Authority on Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions of…
Disarmament4Educators in Asia project concludes with global live webinar
Over the past eighteen months, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) has been building regional academic networks and enhancing institutional knowledge of disarmament educators in Asia and the Pacific on developing and implementing disarmament education programs. As part of its “Strengthening Academic Infrastructures for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education in Asia – Educating the Educators” project, UNODA provided a series of tailored trainings, aimed at strengthening the educators’ substantive knowledge about disarmament and non-proliferation and…
Niger launches 2021 edition of Africa Amnesty Month
On 10 November, the Republic of Niger officially launched its Africa Amnesty Month project. Since 2017, the African Union (AU) has declared the month of September of each year as Africa Amnesty Month for the surrender and collection of illegally owned small arms and light weapons (SALW). In 2021, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) supports the implementation of the Africa Amnesty Month initiative in three countries, namely Madagascar, Niger and Uganda. The project is funded by the Federal Republic of Germany, while its implementation is facilitated by the Regional…