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1 Weapons and Ammunition Management - Country Insight Series: Republic of Benin 1 (2024)

handle is hein.unl/wsadama0001 and id is 1 raw text is: WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT - COUNTRY INSIGHT SERIES Republic of Benin POPULATION: REGION: CAPITAL: PORTO-NOVO 12.4 Millions West Africa Porto-Novo ANNUAL GDP: 17.5 Billions USD In April 2022, the Government of the Republic of Benin, through the Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Prolifdration des Armes Ldgeres (CNLCPAL), in cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), conducted a national (WAM) reference baseline assessment in Benin. The objective was to assess as comprehensively and systematically as possible the institutional and operational capacities, policies, processes, and procedures of WAM, in line with the obligations and commitments of international and regional instruments, as well as relevant standards and guidelines, in order to identify approaches and options for strengthening the national framework governing WAM in Benin. This country insight presents the key findings of the WAM baseline assessment in Benin, covering the period until April 2022. This publication draws from the report prepared and transmitted by UNIDIR, in cooperation with ECOWAS, to the Government of Benin.' This country insight does not take into account changes and developments since April 2022 regarding WAM in Benin. Nevertheless, most of the main findings and the options identified for further strengthening the national framework governing WAM in Benin remain valid. The country insight is structured as follows: after an introduction to the national context and the situation of WAM in the Republic of Benin, the main findings and observations are presented by key functional areas (see also Box 2). This is followed by the options identified and validated during the consultative process (see also Boxes 3 and 4) for each key functional area. The final section provides perspectives on how the results of the baseline assessment could be used and the options identified implemented to strengthen the national WAM framework in Benin. This country insight is part of a series on States that have undertaken a WAM baseline assessment at national level using UNIDIR's Reference Methodology. It is complemented by an annual update on the progress made by these States in strengthening WAM frameworks, policies and practices at different levels.