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United Nations assists the Dominican Republic in the destruction of more than 30,000 firearms and 30 tonnes of ammunition

A series of destruction initiatives in the Dominican Republic resulted in over 30,000 firearms and 30 tonnes of ammunition being destroyed in a collaborative effort between the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean ( UNLIREC) and the Ministry of the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic ...

Close to 400 small arms and one tonne of small arms ammunition destroyed in Antigua and Barbuda with UNLIREC support

From 22 to 26 April 2013, UNLIREC, in close collaboration with the Police and Defence Force of Antigua and Barbuda, supported the destruction of close to 400 seized and obsolete weapons and one tonne of small arms ammunition and time-expired CS gas. All weapons and ammunition destroyed were documented in accordance with UNLIREC’s standard operating procedures. ...

Small arms and light weapons ammunition destroyed in Trinidad and Tobago with the help of UNLIREC Disarmament Affairs

On 13 - 15 March 2013, UNLIREC assisted the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in the destruction of approximately 14,000 rounds of small arms ammunition and almost one tonne of light weapons ammunition, including mortars and grenades. The destruction activities took place at the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Teteron and Tucker Valley Demolition Grounds using ...

Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to take place in March 2013

The General Assembly is convening a Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), from 18 to 28 March in New York, “to negotiate a legally binding instrument on the highest possible common international standards for the transfer of conventional arms.” The Final Conference aims to conclude the ATT process, following the failure of the July ...

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Inside Regional Disarmament

In 2013, UNLIREC will increase its implementation of weapons and ammunition destruction and stockpile management activities in the Caribbean within the context of its Stockpile Management and Firearms Destruction Assistance Package for Caribbean States. The issue of arms control in a maritime context is likely to gain in importance in 2013 and UNLIREC will work with donors and partners to boost the maritime aspects of its training to address the specific needs of Caribbean States. The first quarter of 2013 will see UNLIREC very active in providing support to States such as Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to facilitate the destruction of small arms and ammunition. In continuing its delivery of IITC courses for Caribb ...

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27-31 May
Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis
Small arms and ammunition destruction assistance

27-31 May
Bridgetown, Barbados
Small arms and ammunition destruction assistance

23-24 May
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monitoring of small arms destruction and inauguration of stockpile facilities

 

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