ATT Universalization Roundtable in Kenya by Control Arms Coalition
A one-day roundtable discussion was organized by the Africa Peace Forum, in collaboration with African Council of Religious Leaders/Religions for Peace (ACRL/RfP) and the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA). Over 30 participants, including the National Focal Points from five RECSA member states (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda), media and civil society representatives, attended the meeting.The event underscored the synergy between the ATT and the Nairobi Protocol, highlighted challenges to the Treaty’s universalization and identified potential solutions. Organizers also brief the media on the status of the Arms Trade Treaty in Kenya and worked with attendees (both government and civil society representatives) to develop a strategy to improve future engagement.
The #ArmsFreeAfrica campaign, a signature focus for Control Arms in 2016, is intended to help reduce the damaging effects of violence caused by the poor regulation of arms transfers in Africa. Its goals are to raise the profile of the threat posed by armed violence, support further universalization and effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Africa and raise the profile of African Control Arms coalition members. Building on Nigeria’s position as President of the second Conference of States Parties to the ATT (CSP2016), the #ArmsFreeAfrica campaign seeks to highlight the related problems of armed violence and chronic, cyclical conflict in Africa.
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