Horn of Africa
Countries in the Horn of Africa suffer from high levels of conflict, insecurity and armed violence fuelled by the widespread availability of small arms and light weapons.
Porous borders in the region mean that it is easy for these weapons to cross into neighbouring countries.
It is therefore important to take a regional approach toward controlling arms in this part of the world.
What we do in the Horn of Africa
We work with national and regional institutions to strengthen arms controls in the region.
We have helped shape regional agreements on small arms, playing a central role in developing the Nairobi Declaration and Nairobi Protocol, as well as Best Practice Guidelines for carrying out these agreements.
We are supporting the Nairobi Protocol by providing technical advice and support to governments and civil society, notably to the Regional Centre for Small Arms (RECSA) which also works in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
Read the latest Great Lakes region and Horn of Africa newsletter on small arms
Reports and briefings
Uganda and international small arms transfers: Implementing UN Programme of Action commitments, July 2008
Water provision as a peacebuilding tool, June 2008
Peace and security in Africa, March 2008
Africa's missing billions: International arms flows and the cost of conflict, October 2007
Prospects for sustainable peace in Uganda, July 2007
The experience of the Northern Uganda Shea Nut Project, June 2007
Progress 7: Great Lakes region and Horn of Africa newsletter on small arms, June 2007
Aid and conflict in Uganda, March 2007
Kenya National action plan for arms control and management, September 2006
Developing a strategy to respond to the Government of Kenya's disarmament programme, September 2006
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Conflict-sensitive development
Security and justice sector development
