EU P2P ATT OP II Sub-regional workshop in Burkina Faso on the- Implementation of the ATT and arms transfers controls

20/03/2019
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21/03/2019
Activity description

As part of the second phase of the European Union’s P2P ATT Outreach Project, Expertise France organised a regional workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on March 20 and 21 2019.

This workshop was attended by forty participants, representing the authorities of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Togo, as well as the G5 Sahel and the ECOWAS Commission.

With relevant experts from the Ministry for the Armed Forces (France), the Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes (France), and the Center for Humanitarian Demining Training (Benin), the regional workshop focused on:
-    Restating the scope, goals, main provisions and other key elements of the ATT; 
-    Providing advice and best practices on:

-    the control of transit and transhipment operations;
-    the prevention and fight against the diversion of conventional weapons (during their acquisition process and following their delivery);
-    Presenting an overview of the implementation of the ATT in each of the six countries invited (reflecting their current efforts to introduce the Treaty obligations in their respective national legislation). 

Within two days, the regional workshop aimed to raise awareness about these issues and to foster the exchange of experience and networking between the participants.

Project description

The EUP2P ATT is a programme of the European Union in support of the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) co-implemented by Expertise France and BAFA. The main objectives of this programme are to promote the effective implementation of the ATT by supporting partner countries in the strengthening of their arms transfer control systems and to work towards the universal adoption of the treaty.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Ammunition
Control list
Enforcement
Import controls
International instruments
Regional cooperation
Reporting on arms transfers
Risk assessments
Transfer controls
Partners
Burkina Faso
Implementers
Expertise France
Donors
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

Expertise France

Point of Contact: Caroline PARQUET
E-mail: caroline.parquet@expertisefrance.fr

Website: https://www.expertisefrance.fr/