GMCP - ATLANTIC OCEAN

OUR PRIORITIES

Supporting member states in the Gulf of Guinea region on tackling Maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea
Providing capacity building for Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) in the region, as well as technical assistance to ensure legal reforms in compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Support ECCAS and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) states to prosecute cases of piracy and other maritime crimes in accordance with the Yaoundé Code of Conduct, and to increase response and cooperation in different zones.
Legislative review and assistance to ECOWAS and ECCAS member states in their efforts to implement UNCLOS and other relevant international conventions.
Inter-agency coordination through the development (HSOP) on evidence collection and handling.
Capacity Building courses on evidence collection at sea, law of the sea and maritime crime delivered to MLE agencies.
Support to maritime operations, through provision of technical advice and analysis on Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).
Regional and international cooperation through the drafting and signing of agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).
Development of Community-based Crime Prevention Strategies.

Cameroon	Cote d'Ivoire
Gabon	Ghana
Nigeria	Senegal
Togo	Angola
Benin	Burkina Faso
Cape Verde	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea	Guinea
Guinée Bissau	Liberia
Mali	Mauritania
Republic of the Congo	Sao Tomé and Principe
Sierra Leone	The Gambia

1,790 JUDGES & PROSECUTORS AND MLE OFFICERS TRAINED	70 TRAININGS/MENTORING
593 WOMEN TRAINED	16 COUNTRIES SUPPORTED

DENMARK - EUROPEAN UNION - GERMANY - ITALY - JAPAN - NORWAY - RUSSIA - UNITED STATES

UNODC Atlantic Ocean Team has partnered with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in the development of a training manual focused on gender, maritime security and the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. The aim of the manual is to support the integration of these concepts into governance and policies within the Gulf of Guinea region. This manual responds to Outcome 3 of the Danish Maritime Security Programme, which focuses on gender roles and the implementation of UNSCR 1325/Women Peace and Security in the Gulf of Guinea region.
Implementation of Harmonized Standard Operating Procedures (HSOPs) for arrest and evidence collection at maritime crime scenes as part of African Grand Nemo training exercise.

Commissioning of Ship In A Box (SIAB) simulator at the Joint Maritime Security Training Centre (JMSTC) in Lagos, Nigeria.
Commissioning of SIAB simulator at Naval Training Command, Nutepkor, Ghana.
Community-based Crime Prevention Strategies developed in Nigeria, focusing on the Niger Delta.
VBSS training exercises provided for MLE officers delivered for officers from Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Gabon, Senegal and Cameroon at SIABs.
Legal trainings provided to MLE agencies in Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal.
Tabletop exercises conducted to support Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Senegal.