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1 Republic of Cote d'Ivoire: Weapons and Ammunition Management Country Insight 1 (2025)

handle is hein.unl/rpbliccot0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Weapons and Ammunition Management - Country Insight Series Republic of C6te d'Ivoire YAJMOUSSOUKRO POPULATION: 28.2 Million REGION: West Africa CAPITAL: Yamoussoukro ANNUAL GDP: 71.8 Billion USD In March 2023, the Government of the Republic of C6te dlvoire, through the National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation and Illicit Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (ComNat-ALPC), in cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), conducted a weapons and ammunition management (WAM) national assessment. The national assessment in 2023 took the baseline established in 2016 as a reference point. This approach provided an opportunity to review developments in the national framework since 2016 and to identify existing institutional and operational capacities, policies and procedures, in line with international and regional standards. The consultative process also offered national authorities the opportunity to identify approaches, recommendations and options ('solutions') to further strengthen the national WAM framework. This insight presents the main findings of the WAM follow up assessment conducted by Cote Ivoire, covering the period from September 2016 to March 2023. This publication is based on the report prepared and submitted by UNIDIR in cooperation with ECOWAS to the Government of C6te d'lvoire.' This insight does not take into account changes and developments concerning WAM in C6te divoire after March 2023. Most of the main findings from 2023 and the options identified to strengthen the national WAM framework remain valid. The insight is structured as follows: after an introduction to the national context and the WAM situation in C6te dlvoire, the main findings and observations are presented by key functional areas (see also Box 2). The insight then presents the options identified and validated during the consultative process (see also Boxes 3 and 4) for each key functional area. Finally, the last section provides perspectives on the use of results from the follow-up assessment, as well as on the implementation of the options identified to strengthen the national WAM framework in C6te d'lvoire. This insight is part of a series of publications on States that have undertaken a WAM baseline assessment using the UNIDIR reference methodology,2 as well as annual updates on progress made by these States in strengthening their WAM frameworks, policies and practices.