United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa

October 24, 2016 | Drafted by ADMIN

A child and a man sell baked goods in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Rami Zayat

UNREC, as a regional centre of the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is mandated to provide, upon request, substantive support for initiatives and other practical efforts of Member States of Africa towards the realization of measures of peace, arms limitations and disarmament. UNREC assists African Member States in their efforts to effectively implement their obligations found in various disarmament, arms regulation and confidence-building instruments and to reform their