UNMAS Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop on NAP Implementation in DRC
On 15 November 2019, UNMAS and the DRC National Commission for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the reduction of armed violence (CNC-ALPC) organized a workshop on monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the 2018-22 National Action Plan for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the DRC (NAP) in Kinshasa. The workshop brought together experts in the field of weapons management, representatives of different diplomatic corps, United Nations representatives, national and international NGOs, and various organs of the DR Congolese Presidency, Government and Parliament.
The workshop fed into the creation of 3 working groups; i) the National Action Plan Implementation Working Group (2018-2022); ii) the Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group; iii) the Progress Reports Working Group; and iv) the Partnership and Mobilization Working Group of Resources.
The 2018-22 NAP was developed by CNC-ALPC with support from UNMAS, MONUSCO, and MAG. The NAP aims to combat the illegal circulation and proliferation of weapons in the DRC. It was validated by the DRC Government on 15 March 2018 in Kinshasa.
