UNODC Procurement of Firearms Marking Machines in West Africa

01/09/2014
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31/12/2014
Activity description

In 2014, the procurement of eight marking machines by United Nations Office in Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Burkina Faso (2), Mali (1), Niger (2) and Senegal (3) was completed. Also software for record keeping of seized firearms has been made available and is currently adapted for use in the aforementioned countries. The machines will be used to mark weapons, as they are imported, with a code that can identify the country and year of import, as well as the end-user. The training on firearms marking machines was delivered to counterparts in Burkina Faso and Niger in cooperation with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Marking
Record-keeping
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Partners
Burkina Faso
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Implementers
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Donors
Japan
Contact Details

United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Vienna International Centre
PO Box 500
A 1400 Vienna
Austria
T: + (43) (1) 26060
F: + (43) (1) 263-3389
E: info@unodc.org
W: https://www.unodc.org/

Firearms Programme: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/firearms-protocol/gfp.html

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Regional Office for West and Central Africa
Immeuble Abbary
Almadies Extension, Zone 10, Villa 10 BP 455
18524 Dakar
Senegal
T: +221 33 859 9696
F: +221 33 859 9650
E: fo.senegal@unodc.org
W: www.unodc.org/westandcentralafrica