Burkina Faso ATT Sensitization Workshop III

30/06/2020
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02/07/2020
Activity description

From 30 June to 2 July 2020, the Permanent Secretariat of the High Authority for the Control of Imports of Weapons and Their Use (SP / HAClAU) organized a workshop on ATT implementation in Burkina Faso (in Gaoua / South-West region ) with the financial support of the ATT Voluntary Trust Fund (ATT VTF). The workshop covered the following topics: general information on the ATT and its main obligations; the prevention and the fight against the illicit trafficking of weapons; human rights provisions under the ATT; the ATT implementation process in Burkina Faso including the implementing legislation  (object, purpose, scope); the role of civil society in ATT implementation; penalties; national ATT control lists; the management of civilian weapons in Burkina Faso; the arms transfer system in Burkina Faso.

Project description

The project "Workshops (3) to disseminate the law implementing the TCA (ATT) in Burkina Faso" was implemented in 2019-2020 by the Permanent Secretariat of the High Authority for the Control of Imports of Weapons and Their Use (SP / HACIAU) with funding of the ATT Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF).

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
Gender based violence (GBV)
International instruments
Transfer controls
Partners
Burkina Faso
Implementers
Burkina Faso
Donors
ATT Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF)
Budget
80119.00
USD
Contact Details
Organization
Secrétariat Permanent de la Haute Autorité de Contrôle des Importations d'Armes et de leur Utilisation (SP/HACIAU)
Phone
00226 25-38-81-67