BAFA delivers Sensitization Seminar on the Treaty on Arms Trade in Burkina Faso

09/11/2016
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09/11/2016
Activity description

A component of the EU European Union Partner-to-Partner (P2P) project on the Arms Control Treaty (ATT), the seminar was designed to provide an opportunity for all stakeholders in the Arms Trade Treaty in Burkina Faso, which signed the Treaty in June 2014, to be made aware of their roles and responsibilities in implementing the Treaty. Representatives of civil society, government officials, and parliamentarians attended the event, which was held on 9 November, 2016. Later there was an opportunity for participants to discuss future steps towards the universalization and implementation of the Treaty.

Project description

The goal of the European Union Partner-to-Partner (EU P2P) Export Control Programme for Arms-ATT, formerly referred to as the EU ATT Outreach Project (EU ATT-OP), is to support the early entry into force and effective implementation of the ATT. Upon request, the project will support a number of States in strengthening their arms Transfer controls systems with a view to being able to implement the ATT. The project also aims to increase awareness and ownership of the ATT at national and regional levels and therein contribute to its universalisation. The EU P2P has three different components: 1) Tailored National Assistance Programmes; 2) Ad-hoc Activities; and 3) Regional Seminars. National assistance programmes are developed in close cooperation with partner countries. Key elements of national assistance programmes are: an initial needs assessment visit; inclusive roadmap development; and practical support follow-up activities. The project is implemented by BAFA and co-funded between the EU and the Government of the Germany.

Type of Activity
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
International instruments
Transfer controls
Partners
Burkina Faso
Implementers
German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
Donors
Germany
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
Division 225
Address: Frankfurter Str. 29 – 35, 65760 Eschborn, Germany
Phone: +49 6196 908-2602
Fax: +49 6196 908 11-2602
Email: att@bafa.bund.de
Website: http://www.bafa.de/bafa/en/

European External Action Service
Directorate for Security Policy and Conflict Prevention
B-1049 Brussels
Email: NonProliferation-Disarm@eeas.europa.eu