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Young Leaders Come Together in Lima to Foster Peace in Latin America November 29, 2024 | Uncategorized - Lima, Peru. From 3 to 5 December 2024, ten young leaders from across Latin America will gather in Lima, Peru, to… Continue Reading
Antigua and Barbuda enhance their forensic ballistics capabilities November 22, 2024 | Uncategorized - From 18 to 22 November, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the… Continue Reading
Trinidad & Tobago Enhances National Capacities to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Arms and Ammunition November 19, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - From 19 to 21 November 2024, 33 officials from various law enforcement, legal, and scientific institutions in Trinidad and Tobago… Continue Reading
Caribbean officials enhance expertise on investigating privately manufactured firearms as part of a webinar series on emerging challenges in forensic firearms investigations November 15, 2024 | Uncategorized - On 15 November, UNLIREC delivered the first session of its regional webinar series on Forensic Firearms Investigations: Emerging Challenges. This… Continue Reading
United Nations Regional Centre Launches Podcast Dedicated to Highlighting Voices of Women from Latin America, Caribbean Working in Disarmament November 15, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - NEW YORK, 11 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin… Continue Reading
4th Annual Meeting of States of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap: States meet to strengthen regional efforts against illicit firearms trafficking November 14, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - From 13 to 14 November 2024, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic held the 4th Annual Meeting of… Continue Reading
Paraguay enhances its capacity to combat illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition October 21, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - From 21 to 25 October 2024, 35 representatives of various institutions responsible for firearms and ammunition control in Paraguay participated… Continue Reading
Honduran National Police Officers Trained on Gender Perspective in Firearms-Related Crimes October 16, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - From 7 to 16 October 2024, the United Nations Regional Center for Peace, Disarmament and Development (UNLIREC), with the support… Continue Reading
Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis strengthen their capacities in Operational Forensic Ballistics with support from UNLIREC October 14, 2024 | Uncategorized - October 2024. In an effort to strengthen forensic ballistics capabilities across the Caribbean, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace,… Continue Reading
The Bahamas Advances National Action Plan for the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap September 23, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - From 23 to September 25, 2024, the Government of The Bahamas, supported by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace,… Continue Reading
Taking a Stand Against Gun Violence through Visual Art and Music: A student competition by the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Jamaica’s Ministry of Education and Youth September 18, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - Kingston/Jamaica, 18 September 2024 – In an effort to take a stand against firearm violence in Jamaican schools, the United… Continue Reading
Dominican Republic strengthens its arms control capacities: Officers trained in marking firearms with laser technology September 12, 2024 | Conventional Arms Programme - From 10 to 13 September 2024, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and… Continue Reading