REPORT FROM REGIONAL SEMINAR IN THE PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT NOW AVAILABLE

REPORT FROM REGIONAL SEMINAR IN THE PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT NOW AVAILABLE

 

Do you want to learn more about the regional seminar in collaboration with the Pan African Parliament, carried out on October 3-4 in South Africa? The report with conclusions from the regional seminar titled “Enhancing parliamentary engagement and action for more peaceful and sustainably developed societies – implementation of 2030 Agenda, the Arms Trade Treaty and the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects” is now available!

Kindly read the report here.

65 participants took part in the seminar, including 55 parliamentarians from 22 countries from the region along with representatives from international organisations and the civil society. In light of the African Union´s initiative to #SilenceTheGunsBy2020, the seminar offered a vital opportunity to strengthen parliamentary commitment, understanding and action in armed violence prevention and reduction.

Please find the Parliamentary Action Plan adopted at the seminar, available in English.

Moreover, you can find a selection of PowerPoint presentations by Joseph Dube from the seminar below:

Session I IANSA Dube Implementation of Silencing the Guns by 2020

Session II IANSA Dube International instruments regulating conventional weapons

 

Thank you to all participants!