On 6-9 September 2021, the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), with funding from the European Union, carried out two workshops in collaboration with the National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (CNLPAL) in Mali and, specifically, a three-day training on gender mainstreaming small arms control and a one-day workshop on gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation of SALW control National Action Plan (NAP). UNREC designed and organized the workshops and facilitated and presented on several sessions, along with UN Women, CNLPAL, DDR National Committee, CONASCIPAL, AFIP and Men Engage. Opening remarks were provided by the EU, the Major of Commune IV, the SP-LPAL and UNREC. Participation in the three-day training (30 participants) and follow-up workshop (18 participants) included the CNLPAL heads of office based in Bamako, Gao, Tombouctou, Kayes and Sikasso, representatives of the ministries for the promotion of women, defence, justice, security, external relations, the central narcotics office, air and border police, DDR Committee, the IANSA local network, among others. The trainings aimed at enhancing participants’ understanding of strategic and technical approaches that could further advance the country’s efforts in these areas.