Third Meeting of the Steering Committee of the ECOWAS-EU Small Arms Project

28/04/2016
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28/04/2016
Activity description

The aim of the Third Meeting of the ECOWAS-EU Small Arms Project was to evaluate the implementation of the project in 2015 and to assess the progress made so far on the approved project work plan.

Project description

The ECOWAS-EU Small Arms Project is an integral component of the programme, 'EU Support to the ECOWAS Peace, Security and Stability' mandate which seeks to support ECOWAS in its capacity to effectively address factors of instability and reinforce a proactive approach to peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution in West Africa. The project will run from 2014 to 2017 and will be implemented by UNDP's respective country offices to coordinate implementation in close coordination with the National Commission of Small Arms in the 6 selected countries categorized within the Mano River Union and the Sahel.

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
Regional cooperation
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Partners
Côte d’ivoire
Guinea
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Implementers
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
European Union (EU)
Donors
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

Mr. Modestus Chukwulaka
Politics, Information and Communication Section
Delegation of the European Union to the Federal Republic of Nigeria & ECOWAS
Abuja, Nigeria
E: Modestus.CHUKWULAKA@eeas.europa.eu

Mr. Oluwafisan BANKALE
ECOWAS Commission,
E: obankale@ecowas.int
T: +2348033226574 / +2348033226574

Mr. Anthony DIOKA, UNDP
E: Anthony.dioka@undp.org,
T: +2348032913085 / +2348032913085