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Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States (RECSA)
Centre régional sur les armes légères et de petit calibre dans la région des Grands Lacs, la corne de l'Afrique et les États limitrophes
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Founded
2005 Nairobi Kenya
History
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Coordinate action against small arms and light weapons proliferation in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States.
Activities
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- Observer status with: United Nations (UN)(General Assembly)
- Links with: African Development Bank (ADB)
- Links with: African Union (AU)
- Links with: East African Community (EAC)
- Links with: Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO)
- Links with: Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- Links with: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Links with: European Union (EU)
- Links with: Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- Links with: International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)
- Links with: International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC)
- Links with: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Links with: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Links with: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- Links with: United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
- Links indicated by: Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
- Member of: International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD)
- Links with: Africa Peace Forum (APFO)
- Links with: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
- Links with: China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA)
- Links with: Danish Demining Group (DDG)
- Links with: Eastern Africa Action Network on Small Arms (EAANSA)
- Links with: Eastern Africa Standby Force Coordination Mechanism (EASFCOM)
- Links with: Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA)
- Links with: Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace (Amani Forum)
- Links with: Groupe de recherche et d'information sur la paix et la sécurité (GRIP)
- Links with: International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
- Links with: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Links with: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
- Links with: PAX
- Links with: Saferworld
- Links with: The Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI)
- Links with: West Africa Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA)
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XM2250
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