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 lomé, Togo
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▶️Watch Anselme Yabouri, Director of the United Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (#UNREC), deliver his address at the #GenevaPeaceForum. #SDG16 #Disarmament #NonProliferation
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Have you seen the side event calendar for this year’s First Committee yet? Head over to meetings.unoda.org/ga-c1/gen… #FirstCommittee
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📌From October 19 to 23 October, UNREC🇺🇳 is participating in a #weapons and #ammunition management baseline assessment in Cabo Verde🇨🇻, in collaboration with @UNIDIR and ECOWAS @ecowas_cedeao . #SDG16 #WAM #Disarmament #NonProliferation
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📌On 21 October, #UNREC🇺🇳 met with the Regional Centre on Small Arms @recsasec (#RECSA) in Nairobi🇰🇪 to exchange on ongoing initiatives and explore opportunities for strengthened #cooperation,within the framework of its #UNSCAR-funded project to integrate #arms_control and #armed_violence_prevention into UN country analysis and development planning. #SDG16 #Disarmament #NonProliferation #SALW
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10 octobre, Journée mondiale de la santé mentale. Suivons Dr @HamadouN2512 , Représentant résident de l'@OMSTogo et le personnel des Nations Unies au Togo sur ce qu’un environnement de travail sain qui favorise la bonne santé mentale.”
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Have you seen the side event calendar for this year’s First Committee yet? Head over to meetings.unoda.org/ga-c1/gen… #FirstCommittee
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📌 On 15 October, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa🇺🇳 (#UNREC ) convened a regional dialogue with civil society organizations (#CSOs ) across Africa to discuss challenges, and opportunities of CSOs’ evolving role shifting from participation to impactful influence in regional #disarmament #governance
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📌On 09 October, #UNREC director, Anselme Yabouri and #ICRC Head of Delegation to Togo🇹🇬, Ms Maria Soledad met to discuss respective mandates and key achievements in Togo, including capacity building of #Defense and #Security Forces on international humanitarian law and arms control. Both representatives agreed to foster cooperation towards community resilience. #SDG16
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📌#UNREC Director Anselme Yabouri met with Geneviève Boutin @BoutinGboutin , UN Resident Coordinator in Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼, to introduce UNREC’s🇺🇳 work, discuss national challenges and explore disarmament integration into #UN programming and opportunities for future cooperation. #SDG16
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Opening the panel at #GenevaPeaceForum, Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli, Deputy Head of @SwissPeaceHR, reaffirmed Switzerland’s commitment to linking arms control and violence prevention - an approach advanced inpartnership with @UNIDIR and @odaunrec through the Lomé Initiative.
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
@UNIDIROct 15
🕊️At the #GenevaPeaceForum, UNIDIR moderated a panel on multi-sectoral approaches to prevent armed violence. The event explored pairing illicit weapons supply control with tackling demand and linking arms control to public health and community engagement for lasting prevention.
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🕊️At the #GenevaPeaceForum, UNIDIR moderated a panel on multi-sectoral approaches to prevent armed violence. The event explored pairing illicit weapons supply control with tackling demand and linking arms control to public health and community engagement for lasting prevention.
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📌#UNREC Director Anselme Yabouri met with Christina Andrade, Head of UNODC in Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde, to explore entry points for cooperation linking arms control and violence prevention with @UNODC work on drugs, organized crime, terrorism and criminal justice. @UNODC_WCAfrica #SDG16
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📌#UNREC 🇺🇳 Director Anselme Yabouri visited Guinea-Bissau’s 🇬🇼National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons and met its President, Brig. Gen. Delmino Segismundo Mota, to discuss its work, challenges, national priorities and prospects for further cooperation. #SDG16 #SALW
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Today, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs @INakamitsu adresses the 81st session of the First Committee. Follow the live broadcast for highlights: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k1… #FirstCommittee
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📌À l’occasion de la #JournéeInternationaleDeLaPaix, #UNREC a participé au « CAFE PAIX », organisé par l'ONG Cercle d'Aide Femme et Enfant, et réunissant des femmes et des jeunes des 13 communes du Grand Lomé🇹🇬 autour de la prévention des conflits, du dialogue et de la cohésion sociale. 🕊️ #SDG16
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Achieving global nuclear disarmament has always been a core objective of the work of the United Nations. Find out more on Saturday's International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: un.org/en/observances/nuclea…
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📘 The 2025 #DisarmamentYearbook is now available! Explore key developments in disarmament, arms control, and international security with enhanced search functionality, mobile-friendly access and multilingual support. 🔗 Visit today: yearbook.unoda.org/2025
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✨On 14 September 2026, the Government of Algeria🇩🇿, the African Union, the UNODA/UNREC🇺🇳, with the support of @recsasec RECSA, officially launched the African Amnesty Month 2026 edition under the theme ‘ #Advancing #Silencing #the #Guns through #Arms control and #demining’
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100+ participants attended the event in Algiers, including the AU Peace and Security Council Members, AU organs, the UN Resident Coordinator in Algeria, the diplomatic corps, CSOs. The launch featured a high-level panel discussion on the Algerian experience in combatting illicit #SALW and #demining action. #SDG16 #NonProliferation
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