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Armed Violence Reduction and Prevention |
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UN-LiREC assists Member States in their efforts to integrate programs aimed at reducing armed violence and preventing conflict into comprehensive institutional frameworks, public policies, and national, regional and multilateral development plans and strategies and provides Member States with a platform for the exchange of best practices on how best to implement relevant international instruments. In this connection, the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development (2006), the Guatemala Regional Declaration on Armed Violence and Development (2007) and the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms (2001) also serve as orientation and guiding tools in UN-LiREC’s efforts to provide substantial support to Member States.
The information exchange initiative is achieved vis-à-vis the hosting of sub-regional and/or regional seminars whereby participants – representing a gama of multi-sectoral institutions – are broken down into four working groups according to themes: (a) male and female youth affected by armed violence (with special focus on maras, gender roles and the construction of masculinity, etc.); (b) armed violence in border areas (associated with trans-border crime and illicit trafficking); (c) armed violence and citizen security at the local level (with a particular focus on urban and semi-urban violence); and (d) the role of the security firms and the private sector in armed violence. During these working group sessions, participants elaborate road maps for the elaboration of strategies and programmes, which are presented upon finalization of the seminar. |
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Share experiences and lessons-learned in the development and implementation of armed violence prevention policies, strategies and programmes |
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Develop road-maps for the elaboration of armed violence prevention programmes |
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Bridge the gap between the security and development sectors for the development of policies aimed at preventing and reducing armed violence |
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Increase the inter-regional cooperation among governments, international organizations, and civil society and development cooperation agencies |
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Links to press releases and news |
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Governmental
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International agencies for development |
civil society organizations |
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Advocacy and awareness-raising initiatives |
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Capacity-building and training |
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Coordination measures |
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Information management and exchange activities |
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Research |
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Support to community-based approaches |
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Technical support and assistance |
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Academic institutions |
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Airport security |
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Civil society |
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Correctional services |
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Diplomatic corps |
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Disarmament experts |
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Explosives companies |
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General public |
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Law enforcement community:
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Armed Forces |
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Customs |
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Intelligence |
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Judicial investigators |
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Police |
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Public prosecutors |
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Preference is given to officials with teaching responsibilities within their respective institutions. |
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Legislators (parliamentarians and their advisors) |
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National firearms commissions |
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Policy-makers: |
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Local authorities |
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Ministry of Defence |
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Ministry of Education |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Ministry of Interior |
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Ministry of Justice |
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Ministry of Public Security |
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Sub-regional and regional secretariats |
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Private sector |
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| Public Security Programme |
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
(UN-LiREC)
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Complejo Javier Pérez de Cuéllar,
Av. del Ejército 750, Magdalena del Mar,
Lima 17, Perú |
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+511 625 9117 |
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+511 625 9131 |
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programme@unlirec.org |
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