Final Workshop - Technical Assistance to the Government of Mali on the implementation of the National Action Plan on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)

21/03/2016
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24/03/2016
Activity description

The evaluation workshop marked the final phase of the project ‘Technical Assistance to the Government of Mali on the implementation of the National Action Plan on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)’, funded by Germany. The workshop brought together stakeholders and partners and provided a platform to reflect on the successful achievements of the project and identify unmet expectations with a view to preparing for the take-off of the project entitled Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) in the Sahel region of which Mali is a beneficiary, along with Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Chad.

Project description

UNREC's project on 'Technical Assistance to the Government of Mali on Small Arms Control/Support to the National Commission on SALW' follows three phases. The first phase, which aimed at re-operationalizing the Malian National Commission on SALW (NatCom), resulted in the approval of a National Action Plan (NAP) on SALW in February 2014. The second phase of the project (July 2014 - February 2015) aimed at supporting the Government of Mali to implement its NAP in accordance with international arms control mechanisms. Phase three of the project aims to support the NatCom in the marking and registering of SALW in Mali and the development of standard operating procedures for the management of imported weapons.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Focus of Activity
Import controls
Inventory and stockpile management
Marking
National action plan (NAP)
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Transfer controls
Partners
Mali
Implementers
UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
Donors
Germany
Contact Details

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
B.P. 2705 Lomé – TOGO
TEL : (228) 22 53 50 00
FAX : (228) 22 50 43 15
EMAIL: mail@unrec.org
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