In a colourful event held in Nairobi on April 22, 2024, Mr. Jean Pierre Betindji was officially inaugurated as the Executive Secretary of the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RECSA). Addressing a distinguished audience including key government and international stakeholders, Mr. Betindji expressed his profound gratitude and outlined his ambitious agenda forNew Leadership, Renewed Commitment: Mr. Jean Pierre Betindji Outlines Vision as RECSA’s New Executive Secretary
RECSA Secretariat is coordinating the implementation of the Silencing the Guns Initiative within its Member States and beyond as part of AU Agenda 2063.
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Preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (SALW), in all its aspects, as well as addressing the impact of misuse of legally owned weapons, requires examining the human factors behind the supply, demand and misuse of such weapons. In doing so, all the spheres of society at all levelsRECSA GENDER POLICY
RECSA in partnership with Ethiopian Federal Police is conducting arms marking and electronic record keeping training of selected officers. pic.twitter.com/jaRU2rV67A — RECSA (@recsasec) November 14, 2023
GTA BOOK (MERGED)_230928_172507 Executive Summary Small arms and light weapons (SALW) proliferation and misuse have devastating effects on human security, particularly on women and girls who are disproportionately affected. The armed conflicts in the region illustrate how SALW and their illicit circulation contribute to rapid fragility situations leading to violent shifts of political regimes, instability,GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES