ECOWAS-EU Small Arms Project: Liberia

23/10/2015
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23/10/2015
Activity description

The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)-European Union (EU) Small Arms project has been launched in Liberia. The project is implemented by the Liberia National Commission on Small Arms (LINCSA) and managed by UNDP for the next two years. The project has conducted trainings for staff of LiNSCA, civil society groups and security institutions in preparation for the collection of small arms.

Project description

The ECOWAS-EU Small Arms Project is an integral component of the programme, 'EU Support to the ECOWAS Peace, Security and Stability' mandate which seeks to support ECOWAS in its capacity to effectively address factors of instability and reinforce a proactive approach to peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution in West Africa. The project will run from 2014 to 2017 and will be implemented by UNDP's respective country offices to coordinate implementation in close coordination with the National Commission of Small Arms in the 6 selected countries categorized within the Mano River Union and the Sahel.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Focus of Activity
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Partners
Liberia
Implementers
Liberia
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Donors
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

UNDP-LIBERIA
Simpson Building
Mamba Point
P.O.Box 274
1000 Monrovia
10 Liberia
West Africa
T: +231-770003823
E: registry.lr@undp.org
http://www.lr.undp.org/content/liberia/en/home.html

Lacina Barro- Program Consultant
E: lacina.barro@undp.org
T: +231- 8860017856

Augusta Pshorr –Communications Analyst
E: augusta.pshorr@undp.org
T: +231-770-003-819/886-521-425