| Home | UN in Sierra Leone | Success Stories | Contact Us |
Sierra Leone|
|
Arms for Development
Project Background The Arms for Development Project (AfD) was launched by the Government of Sierra Leone and UNDP, in 2004, to tackle the problem of an increasing crime rate and insecurity as a result of the illicit proliferation of small and light weapons in rural communities after the war. Project Objectives The project seeks to improve human security and create opportunities for socio-economic development in rural communities in Sierra Leone through the collection of weapons and the associated (re)building of community infrastructures. It also improves national-level security through institutional capacity building, including supporting interventions to reduce the cross-border trade in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and the establishment of a National Commission on Small Arms for the implementation of ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Policy discussion and legislative reform for sustainable disarmament in Sierra Leone also form part of the project. Project Outcome Improved human security and opportunities for socio-economic development in rural communities. Link with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) MDG 1 Poverty Reduction /MDG 3 Empowerment of Women Joint Vision Programme NO . Programme No. 18 Agenda For Change Priority area Sustaining Peace, Security and Good Governance Relevant cross-cutting themes Human Rights; Gender equality Related Documents |
Search Our Site | |
|
Home | Contact Us |
Copyright
| Terms of Use |
Privacy |
Site Map Copyright © 2011 UNDP in Sierra Leone. All rights reserved. |
|||
