RECSA Assessment Mission to Central African Republic

18/05/2015
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22/05/2015
Activity description

Under the 'African Development Bank Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to RECSA' (AfDB TCB-RECSA) project, RECSA conducted a mission to establish contacts for small arms interventions in the Central African Republic (CAR). The mission was part of implementation of the technical assistance and capacity building project. As one of its objectives, the project will support institutional capacity building of National Focal Points on Small Arms Control and Management (NFPs) in the Member States to boost efforts to prevent and combat proliferation of SALW.

Project description

The goal of the 'African Development Bank Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to RECSA' (AfDB TCB-RECSA) project is to strengthen the institutional capacity of RECSA and Member States to prevent and combat the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. The project has three main components: 1.Institutional strengthening and human capacity building for RECSA; 2.Operationalization of the Nairobi Protocol in selected fragile and non-fragile situations; and, 3.Project management. The aim of the project collaboration between AfDB and RECSA is to create a better understanding of the security-development nexus in Africa. The TCB-RECSA project is funded from the Transition Support Facility (TSF) managed by Bank’s Transition Support Department (ORTS).

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
International instruments
Regional instruments
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Partners
Central African Republic
Implementers
Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA)
Donors
African Development Bank (AFDB)
Contact Details

The Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States (RECSA)
RECSA Secretariat
The Executive Secretary
PO Box 7039, 00200
Nairobi, Kenya T: +254 20 2622659, 2621958
F: +254 20 3877397
E: info@recsasec.org
W: www.recsasec.org
Twitter: @recsasec and @recsaexecsec