Weapons Identification and Training Course in Mali

03/11/2014
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08/11/2014
Activity description

As part of the second phase of the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa's (UNREC) Technical Assistance to the Government of Mali project, which focused on the implementation of the National Action Plan on SALW, UNREC developed and, in collaboration with MINUSMA, provided training on the identification and tracing of weapons.

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
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Inventory and stockpile management
Marking
Record-keeping
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Tracing
Partners
Mali
Implementers
Mali
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
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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