CCCPA First Course on Border Management, Human Trafficking and SALW for North African and Saharan Countries 2015

06/04/2015
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09/04/2015
Activity description

As part of the project 'Enhancing the Capacity of Local Actors in Efforts to Improve Peace and Stability in North Africa, the Sahel and Great Lakes Partners', CCCPA held this first of two courses on 6-9 April 2015. The purpose of the border course was to improve awareness, knowledge and skills of individuals and organizations working on border issues. Topics addressed were integrated border management, human trafficking and small arms and small weapons (SALW).

Project description

The project 'Enhancing the Capacity of Local Actors in Efforts to Improve Peace and Stability in North Africa, the Sahel and Great Lakes Partners' is aimed at strengthening the capacities of national and regional actors in areas of border management, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, conflict resolution and crisis management. It is financed by the government of Japan and UNDP. The implementing partners of the project are the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA). The latter provides training modules of capacity-building to diplomats, military and police personnel, parliamentarians, media representatives and NGOs. CCCPA also support peacekeeping missions in Africa. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs founded the CCCPA in 1997.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Sensitization and outreach
Focus of Activity
Border controls
Diversion
Regional cooperation
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Transfer controls
Partners
Egypt
Mali
Morocco
South Sudan
Sudan
Implementers
Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA)
Donors
Japan
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Budget
USD
Contact Details

Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) 1 Omar Makram Street, Tahrir Square
Cairo
Egypt
Tel.: +20 (2) 27 92 89 10
+20 (2) 27 92 89 50
E-mail: info@cairopeacekeeping.org