Workshop on the Implementation of ATT Obligations relating to Human Rights and Gender-based Violence

07/12/2015
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08/12/2015
Activity description

As part of the project to 'Support to the ratification and future implementation of the ATT - Improving understanding of the Treaty', the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), in collaboration with Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights (OHCHR) and the African Union (AU), organised a workshop on the implementation of ATT obligations relating to human rights and gender-based violence. The workshop constituted a unique platform for governmental representatives, UN and AU offices and agencies, sub-regional intergovernmental organisations, and civil society organisation to engage in discussions on the role of different stakeholders in contributing to an effective implementation of the treaty, on existing legislative frameworks and implementation measures, challenges inherent in the implementation, as well as the way forward.

Project description

The 'Support to the Ratification and Future Implementation of the ATT - Improving Understanding of the Treaty' project is an assistance programme targeting African countries. The project is financed under the United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR), the multi-donor flexible funding mechanism designed to fund projects aimed at supporting the implementation of the ATT and the UNPoA, including South-South cooperation on assistance.

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
Gender based violence (GBV)
International instruments
Transfer controls
Partners
Chad
Ethiopia
Liberia
Mali
Togo
Implementers
UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
Donors
UN Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR)
Contact Details

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
B.P. 2705 Lomé – TOGO
TEL : (228) 22 53 50 00
FAX : (228) 22 50 43 15
EMAIL: mail@unrec.org
www.unrec.org
www.facebook.unrec.org

African Union Commission Headquarters
Roosvelt Street (Old Airport Area)
W. 21 K. 19
P.O. Box: 3243
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
T: (251-11) 5513 822
F: (251-11) 5519 321
E: situationroom@africa-union.org
Webmail: https://webmail.africa-union.org/owa/
http://www.au.int/

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson
52 rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 917 9220
Email: InfoDesk@ohchr.org
http://www.ohchr.org