UNMAS provides National Police with weapons safes in Democratic Republic of Congo
As part of the project aiming to improve weapons and ammunition management systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations Mine Action Service, UNMAS, with funding from the Embassy of Japan and MONUSCO, delivered weapon safes in various police commissariats and sub-commissariats in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 28 May 2018. A total of 277 safes have been installed to date across the country, including 93 in Goma (North Kivu), 31 in Bukavu and Uvira (South Kivu), 73 in Bunia (Ituri), 24 in Kananga (Kasai Central) and 56 in Kinshasa.
The project 'Improving weapons and ammunition management (WAM) systems in the DRC' consists of, firstly, the installation of weapons storage kits strengthening the security of arms and, secondly, the training and capacity building of Congolese National Police (PNC) officers both on the use and maintenance of the safes and on the good management of weapons and ammunition.
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