United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa
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The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa is a UN body that supports African states in promoting peace, security, and sustainable development through arms control, disarmament, and conflict prevention initiatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7870095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa Context triple: [United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, hasRegionalCentre, United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa]
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A.
African Union Peace and Security Department
The African Union Peace and Security Department is the AU body responsible for preventing, managing, and resolving conflicts across the African continent and overseeing the organization’s peace and security architecture.
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B.
UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel
The UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel is a United Nations political mission that promotes peace, security, and preventive diplomacy across West Africa and the Sahel region.
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C.
United Nations Office at Nairobi
The United Nations Office at Nairobi is one of the UN’s main headquarters, serving as the organization’s African hub and hosting key UN agencies and conferences.
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D.
Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa
The Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa is the regional body responsible for conflict prevention, management, and peacekeeping coordination among member states of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
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E.
African Peace Facility
The African Peace Facility was an EU funding instrument that supported African-led peace and security initiatives, including African Union peacekeeping operations and conflict prevention efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa Target entity description: The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa is a UN body that supports African states in promoting peace, security, and sustainable development through arms control, disarmament, and conflict prevention initiatives.
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A.
African Union Peace and Security Department
The African Union Peace and Security Department is the AU body responsible for preventing, managing, and resolving conflicts across the African continent and overseeing the organization’s peace and security architecture.
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B.
UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel
The UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel is a United Nations political mission that promotes peace, security, and preventive diplomacy across West Africa and the Sahel region.
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C.
United Nations Office at Nairobi
The United Nations Office at Nairobi is one of the UN’s main headquarters, serving as the organization’s African hub and hosting key UN agencies and conferences.
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D.
Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa
The Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa is the regional body responsible for conflict prevention, management, and peacekeeping coordination among member states of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
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E.
African Peace Facility
The African Peace Facility was an EU funding instrument that supported African-led peace and security initiatives, including African Union peacekeeping operations and conflict prevention efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations regional centre
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disarmament institution ⓘ international organization body ⓘ |
| activity |
capacity-building on disarmament and arms control
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organization of workshops and training for African states ⓘ promotion of regional cooperation on disarmament ⓘ research and analysis on peace and security issues in Africa ⓘ support for implementation of international disarmament instruments ⓘ technical assistance on small arms and light weapons ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote a culture of peace in Africa
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reduce armed violence in Africa ⓘ support sustainable development through disarmament ⓘ |
| continentServed | Africa ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
African Union
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Regional Economic Communities in Africa ⓘ civil society organizations in Africa ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arms control
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conflict prevention ⓘ disarmament ⓘ non-proliferation ⓘ peace and security ⓘ small arms and light weapons control ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | UNREC ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Lomé ⓘ |
| hasScope |
support to African Union member states
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support to regional economic communities in Africa ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Togo ⓘ |
| inception | 1986 ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| legalForm | United Nations programme ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| missionStatement | to support African States in achieving peace, security and development through disarmament, arms control and conflict prevention ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United Nations
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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations
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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs ⓘ |
| regionServed | Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| website | https://www.unrec.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa Description of subject: The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa is a UN body that supports African states in promoting peace, security, and sustainable development through arms control, disarmament, and conflict prevention initiatives.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
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hasRegionalCentre
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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa
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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
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hasSisterOrganization
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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa
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