Sensitization Workshop on the ATT and Kinshasa Convention in Burundi

01/01/2014
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31/12/2014
Activity description

In 2014 the ICRC co-organized with Burundi's national small arms commission a workshop in Bujumbura to sensitize the pertinent authorities and other parties concerned to the need to accelerate ratification of the Kinshasa Convention and the Arms Trade Treaty. Representatives from the presidency/ parliament/ civil society/ and the armed/security forces discussed what had to be done to ratify such treaties. The authorities took steps to address the issue of illegal small arms more effectively: internal regulations and follow-up commissions were established, which bolstered the national small arms commission’s capacities. Government officials and members of civil society also learned more about mitigating risks and managing disasters related to explosives and ammunition at a workshop, to which the ICRC contributed its expertise.

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
International instruments
Regional instruments
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Transfer controls
Partners
Burundi
Implementers
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Contact Details

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
19 Avenue de la paix CH 1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 734 60 01
Fax: +41 22 733 20 57
https://www.icrc.org/en

ICRC delegation – Burundi
Route de l’Aéroport, parcelle 35
B.P. 3257
BUJUMBURA
Tel: (+257) 22 21 29 08 / 79 15 02 60
Fax: (+257) 22 22 98 37
E: buj_bujumbura@icrc.org