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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa


Abbreviation	UNREC
Established	January 1986; 40 years ago (1986-01)
Founder	United Nations General Assembly
Type	Regional centre of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Purpose	Disarmament, non-proliferation, peacekeeping
Headquarters	New York City
Location	Lomé, Togo
Coordinates	6°11′36″N 1°12′32″E / 6.1933766°N 1.2087729°E / 6.1933766; 1.2087729
Region served	Africa
Methods	Multilateral discussions and educational initiatives
Director	Anselme Nahmtante Yabouri^[1]
Parent organization	UNODA
Website	www.unrec.org

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The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) is a regional office of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs located in Lomé, Togo. It is mandated to support member states in Africa on issues of disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation. It assists African countries in promoting peace and security in the region.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

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UNREC was established through UN General Assembly resolution A/40/151G, dated 16 December 1985.^[5]

Mandate and functions

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UNREC's mandate, as defined in the founding resolution, is to provide, on request, substantive support to African member states for initiatives aimed at achieving peace, arms control and disarmament in the region.^[5]^[6]

Its principal functions include:

Supporting dialogue and confidence-building among states in the region.^[7]
Providing capacity-building, legal and technical assistance to states in the region.^[8]
Cooperating with regional and sub-regional organizations (for example the African Union) and coordinating regional activities to promote arms control and disarmament.^[9]^[10]

Regional coverage

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The centre supports 55 member states in the African region.^[11]

Member states include:

References

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↑ "Director of UNREC, Mr. Anselme Nahmtante YABOURI". Office for Disarmament Affairs. 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ "Who we are". Office for Disarmament Affairs. 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)". a-map.gichd.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ "UNREC Fact Sheet" (PDF). International Action Network on Small Arms. April 2021.
1 2 "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa". docs.un.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ "UNREC Togo : première édition africaine du Programme mondial de formation sur le contrôle des armes légères - Le Nouveau Reporter" (in French). 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ "UNREC Workshop to Validate the Practical Handbook on Disarmament in Africa | Sipri". att-assistance.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ "UNREC Regional preparatory meetings for African States ahead of Third Review Conference on the United Nations Programme of Action on SALW | Sipri". att-assistance.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ "UNREC Convenes Webinar on "Rebalancing Security for Sustainable Development" | United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs". disarmament.unoda.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ Kodjo, Tchioffo. "The AU and UNREC conclude a Training Course on SALW and Ammunition Identification and Tracing for Central African States -African Union - Peace and Security Department". African Union,Peace and Security Department. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
↑ UNREC (2024-12-12). "Country Profiles". Office for Disarmament Affairs. Retrieved 2025-10-23.

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Preceding years	International Telegraph Union Universal Postal Union Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 Permanent Court of Arbitration International Office of Public Hygiene League of Nations archives covenant organization member states
Preparatory years	Declaration of St James's Palace (1941) Atlantic Charter (1941) Declaration by United Nations (1942) Moscow Conference (1943) Tehran Conference (1943) Bretton Woods Conference (1944) Dumbarton Oaks Conference (1944) Yalta Conference (1945) Conference on International Organization (1945) Genocide Convention (1948)
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