RECSA Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting
The
RECSA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
had its 6th meeting in Djibouti
on March 14th at the Kempinski
Palace hotel. The meeting considered
and approved the draft Gender Policy
completed in December 2009. The Policy
will be forwarded to the Council of
Ministers in their next sitting.
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RECSA Represented in the Fourth
Biennial Meeting of States (BMS)
The Regional Centre
on Small Arms was represented at BMS4
held in New York from 14th to 18th June
2010.
On Wednesday 16th
June, RECSA made a statement outlining
progress in the Great Lakes Region,
the Horn of Africa and Bordering States
in the implementation of the United
Nations Plan of Action on Small Arms.The
statement touched on arms marking, record
keeping, regional and international
cooperation, public awareness, among
other key areas of implementation of
the Plan of Action. For the full statement
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In addition, the
Secretariat gave input at a number of
side events on the status of implementation
of the UN Programme of Action on Small
Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the
Horn of Africa and Bordering States.
Among other commitments,
BMS4 promised better cooperation in
international assistance to regions
and countries affected by the proliferation
and misuse of small arms and recognised
the need for a comprehensive approach
to border controls to reduce the illegal
flow of arms between countries.
