Regional Disarmament Project
Launched
RECSA has received funding from the
Japan Government through UDNP to
implement a one-year regional
disarmament project.
The project
Enhancing human security in the Great
Lakes Region and Horn of Africa by
preventing proliferation of illicit
small arms through practical disarmament
is expected to produce best practices in
disarmament to enhance cross-border
cooperation between countries in
disarming illegally armed groups.
A baseline survey will be conducted in
Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia to
inform the development of the
guidelines. Under the project, RECSA
will develop a small arms and light
weapons information management software
for its member states (see separate
story on the software in this bulletin).
Member States will also receive support
to undertake destruction of
obsolete/surplus Government stocks and
recovered illegal arms.
The project was officially launched on
April 20th in Mombasa, Kenya.
The launch was followed by a two-day
regional meeting to discuss practical
disarmament. RECSA member states,
inter-governmental bodies and the civil
society shared experiences from their
disarmament work. The discussions will
inform the process of developing the
regional disarmament best practice
guidelines.
