Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa (RECSA)

Postal Address	P.O. Box 7039-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Street Address	Lavington, Off James Gichuru Rd., Nairobi City
Tel	+254-20-3877456, 3876023
Fax	+254-20-577397
E-mail	nssalw@nbnet.co.ke
Web Address	http://www.recsasec.org/
Year Established	2000
Contacts	Mr.Francis K.Sang, Coordinator Mr.Oyugi Onono Quirinus, Planning and Coordination Officer
Mission	The Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa (RECSA) is an institutional framework arising from Nairobi Declaration to coordinate the joint effort by National Focal Points in Member States to prevent, combat and eradicate stockpiling and illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa. Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa was signed on the 15th March 2000 by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and / or Representatives of the Governments of Burundi, DRC, Djibouti, Ethiopia Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Geographical area of operations	Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Issues area of operations	Working with Governments, International Community and Donors, Regional and National Agencies, Private Sector and Civil Society towards a joint effort to regulate and eradicate possession, proliferation, illicit trade, trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. (Security, Peace and Development, Gender and Armed Violence)
Activities	Supporting Workshops Organising training for Law Enforcement Officers. Hosting Ministerial Meetings and National Coordinators of the States Parties signitories to the Nairobi Declaration to review progress in implementation. Hosting the Annual Civil Society Conference / Round Table Conference in support of the Nairobi Declaration in its efforts to prevent, control and reduce small arms and light weapons in the sub- regions. Conducting awareness raising campaigns on the menace of small arms and light weapons and developing awareness raising materials for dissemination to the media and gogerments in the sub - regions.
Affiliation(s)	The UN Department for Disarmament Affairs, New York; Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO); Interpol Sub Regional Bureau Nairobi; UNAFRI; EAC
Dissemination	Produce Progress Newsletter twice a year.
Target Audience	All Key Stakeholders in the fight againsts small arms (CSOs, Private Sector, Law Enforcement, Women, Youth and child Soldiers adversely affected by the effects of small arms and light weapons)
Additional Information	All sections of the community with shared vision for a a society free from the fear, danger, and destruction caused by misuse of small arms and light weapons are most welcome to contribute to the reduction, control and eradication of illicit small arms in the communities.

Last update: July-11, 2006