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Promoting Disarmament Instruments |
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UN-LiREC builds capacities for the universalization and implementation of various disarmament-related instruments at both the national and sub-regional levels. In addition to increasing awareness of the instrument, UN-LiREC highlights the obligations and benefits of improving its implementation and/or adherence and provides technical advice and assistance in the elaboration of a feasible plan of action for its implementation.
The advocacy and awareness-raising initiative is comprised of the following:
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Advocacy and outreach seminars and workshops |
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Technical assistance in the elaboration of national action plans for implementation |
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Dissemination of material on the relevance of disarmament instruments to the region |
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Increase debate at the national level on the importance of and the “how to” of implementing a particular disarmament instrument |
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Identify countries’ specificities and needs for improved implementation in order to provide the right assistance |
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Provide best practices and lessons-learnt on how best to assist implementation |
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Enhance national capacities and establishi and/or foster national dialogue and regional processes for universality and implementation |
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Provide expert advice to national decision-makers |
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List of activities |
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| Press: |
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Links to press releases and news |
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| 1540 Committee |
PTS/CTBTO |
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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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| Address: |
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 |
| E-mail: |
programme@unlirec.org |
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