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| UN-LiREC inaugura sus nuevas
instalaciones en la Complejo Javier Pérez de Cuellar – Casa Común de las
Naciones Unidas en el Perú |
El pasado 1 de Junio el Centro
Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en
América Latina y el Caribe (UN-LiREC) mudaba sus oficinas a las nuevas
instalaciones del Complejo Javier Pérez de Cuellar – Casa Común de las Naciones
Unidas en el Perú, un espacio que combina una estructura clásica con un
interior moderno y funcional.
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| Curso inter-institucional de
entrenamiento para la lucha contra el tráfico ilícito de armas de fuego en
Bolivia |
| Como fruto de un pedido oficial de
asistencia del Gobierno Plurinacional de Bolivia, UN-LiREC organizó el primer
Curso inter-institucional de entrenamiento para la lucha contra el tráfico
ilícito de armas de fuego. El Curso inter-institucional, celebrado en La Paz,
se desarrolló entre el 17 y el 28 de mayo y contó con representantes de las
fuerzas del orden de diversas instituciones bolivianas, como la Policía
Nacional, las Fuerzas Armadas, Aduanas, Fiscalía y Judicatura.
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| El Gobierno Plurinacional de
Bolivia y UN-LiREC unen esfuerzos para promover la implementación de la
normativa internacional en materia de armas de fuego |
| Con el objetivo de promover un mejor
conocimiento y aplicación de los instrumentos internacionales en materia de
armas de fuego, municiones, explosivos y otros materiales relacionados, el
Gobierno Plurinacional Bolivia y UN-LiREC organizaron el pasado 18 de mayo en
La Paz una reunión de alto nivel para funcionarios con competencias en asuntos
relacionados con armas de fuego.
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| La Comunidad Andina sienta las
bases para relanzar la implementación de la Decisión 552
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| Como parte de su apoyo a los países
integrantes de la Comunidad Andina (CAN), UN-LiREC organizó el primer Foro
Subregional sobre los avances en la Implementación del Plan Andino para la
Prevención, Combate y Erradicación del Tráfico Ilícito de Armas Pequeñas y
Ligeras en todos sus aspectos, más conocido como Decisión 552, los pasados 25 y
26 de mayo en Lima.
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| Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty Review Adopts Outcome Document at Last Moment |
| After intense negotiations and, at
times, heated controversy, States parties to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) today concluded the 2010 Conference
to review and advance the landmark 1968 accord with the unanimous adoption of
an outcome document that contained steps to speed progress on nuclear
disarmament, advance non-proliferation and work towards a nuclear-weapon-free
zone in the Middle East.
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| Statement of the High
Representative for Disarmament Affairs in connection with the Global Week of
Action against Gun Violence 10-16 May 2010 |
| Governments have a responsibility to
ensure public safety, and a vested interest in providing human security and an
environment conducive to development to their citizens. However, the excessive
accumulation and universal availability of small arms negatively impact on
security, human rights and social and economic development in many parts of the
world.
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| Global Week of Action Against
Gun Violence 10-16 May |
| Several hundred people joined the
"Million Mom March" in New York (US) on 8 May. “Every year we walk to remember
the lives lost to gun violence and our marches have inspired Americans to turn
in or stop using firearms. We, as survivors of and families affected by gun
violence, urge policymakers to create laws requiring criminal background checks
on all gun sales; banning military-style assault weapons; and strengthening law
enforcement's efforts to stop the illegal gun trade around the world," said
Gloria Cruz from the New York Million Mom March Chapter.
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| Ministry of National Security
and United Nations Agencies to host Firearms Destructions and Stockpile
Management Workshop |
| The Ministry of National Security in
collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin
America and the Caribbean (UN-LiREC) will host the first Awareness Raising
Workshop for the UN-LiREC Firearms Destruction and Stockpile Management
Assistance Package in the Caribbean . The workshop will be held April
28 – 29, 2010 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
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| Asistencia en materia legal al
Gobierno de Colombia |
| El Centro Regional de las Naciones
Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe
(UN-LiREC) presenta el estudio de las normas jurídicas nacionales de Colombia
en contraste con los instrumentos internacionales en materia de control del
comercio legal y prevención de la fabricación y tráfico ilícitos de armas de
fuego, municiones y explosivos, poniéndolo a disposición de las autoridades
nacionales de la región y de la comunidad de expertos en general.
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| Transparency Instruments at
the Forefront of Disarmament |
| Improved international transparency
relating to arms transfers and holdings and increased mutual confidence were
the focus of a recent Regional Workshop on Transparency in Armaments held from
3-4 March in Lima, Peru. This regional platform provided an opportunity for the
United Nations to work directly with Latin American and Caribbean States and to
share its expertise knowledge on the practical technicalities of elaborating
national reports to the UN Register of Conventional Arms and the Standardized
Instrument for Reporting Military Expenditures, which constitute the
Instruments of transparency and openness in armaments at the United Nations. By
building States’ capacity to elaborate their national reports, it is hoped that
that States will be in a better position to submit timely and quality reports
and that greater consistency will be achieved in the participation of States on
an annual basis.
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| Strengthened Regional
Coordination in Implementing UN 2001 PoA on Small Arms |
| 28 States from the Latin American
and Caribbean region participated in a timely forum to discuss and advance
regional approaches to the implementation of the UN 2001 Programme of Action to
Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
in All Its Aspects (UN 2001 PoA) during a Regional Meeting in Lima, Peru, from
1-2 March 2010. This regional platform also served the purpose of allowing
State representatives to take part in the broad-based consultation process of
the Chair-designate for the upcoming Fourth Biennial Meeting of States (BMS4)
aimed at considering the national, regional and global implementation of the
PoA instrument to be held in New York from 14-18 June 2010.
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| Avances en la lucha contra le
tráfico ilícito de armas de fuego en el Perú |
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Representantes de las Fuerzas Armadas, la Policía Nacional, el
Poder Judicial y la Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas, entre otros,
participaran en el Curso Interinstitucional de Fortalecimiento de las Fuerzas
del Orden con el objetivo de controlar el comercio legal y prevenir el tráfico
ilícito de armas de fuego, municiones y explosivos (Training the Trainers -
TtT), que tendrá lugar en Lima del 16 al 25 de Noviembre.
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| Crece
el acuerdo internacional para la firma de un Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas |
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Una amplia mayoría de países han acordado, tras años de debates, un
calendario para elaborar un Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas “firme y sólido”
con las “normas comunes más elevadas” para controlar las transferencias
internacionales de armas convencionales.
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| Mensaje del Secretario General
en el Día Internacional de la Paz |
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El Día Internacional de la Paz es un llamamiento mundial a la
cesación del fuego y a la no violencia. Es un momento en el que reflexionar
sobre el horror y el costo de la guerra y sobre nuestro deber de resolver de
forma pacífica las controversias.
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| Press Conference on Mexico
City DPI/NGO Conference |
| The stage is set for upwards of
1,700 non-governmental organization representatives and experts from some 70
countries around the world to take a fresh look at how they can contribute to
arms reduction while advancing the cause of peace in the world, reporters were
told today at a Headquarters press conference.
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| Seminario Internacional sobre
Iniciativas Interinstitucionales de Control de Armas de Fuego y su vinculación
con la Seguridad Pública
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| En un esfuerzo nacional para
fortalecer las capacidades nacionales y fomentar un intercambio de
experiencias, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Perú celebró en sus
instalaciones, el 19 de agosto, el Seminario Internacional “Iniciativas
Interinstitucionales de Control de Armas de Fuego y su vinculación con la
Seguridad Pública”, en cooperación con el Centro Regional de las Naciones
Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe
(UN-LiREC).
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| UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon launches the "WMD-We must disarm!" campaign to promote nuclear
disarmament
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| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
launched the campaign "WMD-We must disarm!" to mark the 100 day countdown to
the International Day for Peace, observed on 21 September. This year, the
United Nations and their partners have chosen nuclear disarmament and
non-proliferation as the focus for the global campaign that will involve
activities all around the world. Each day until 21 September, the campaign
“WMD-We must disarm!” will issue 100 reasons to disarm, via Twitter, MySpace,
Facebook, email, text message and radio broadcast to raise awareness about this
important matter.
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| Governments views on armed
violence and development submitted to the UN Secretary-General |
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| In response to the UN General Assembly
Resolution A/RES/63/23 UN member states have sent their views and other
relevant information to the UN Secretary-General on the interrelation between
armed violence and development. Although the deadline for submissions was May
31, states are still being encouraged to send in their views. The UN is
drafting a Secretary General’s report to be released later this year.
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Global Week of Action: Unified action to end violence caused by small arms and
light weapons
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| "Most conflicts today are fought with small arms
and light weapons. They are the weapons of choice in civil wars and for
terrorism, organized crime, and gang warfare. They also facilitate human rights
violations, including killing and maiming, rape, enforced disappearance,
torture, and forced recruitment of children by armed groups." With these words,
the High Representative of the United Nations for Disarmament, Sergio Duarte,
congratulated the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) for
undertaking the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence. IANSA and its
members from civil society have organized events and activities drawing
attention to the dangers of small arms and light weapons in more than 80
countries.
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