As part of the project to support the Togolese Government’s efforts in marking, rehabilitation of stores and destruction of obsolete weapons and ammunition, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), together with the Government of the Republic of Togo, held a one-day workshop to launch the project. The workshop was held on 18 May 2017 in Lomé and brought together over 200 participants, including 12 Ministers of the Government, Members of Parliament, the Diplomatic Corps, civil society organizations and representatives of international organizations and the Permanent Secretary to the National Commission to Fight Against the Proliferation and Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (CNLPAL). The workshop was chaired by the Togolese Minister of Security and Civil Protection, who focused on the role of this project in helping Togo improve its fight against proliferation and illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the country.