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UNLIREC and CARICOM IMPACS hold Executive Seminar for the Advancement of St Kitts and Nevis’s National Action Plan for the implementation of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap
On 30 October 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Caribbean Community’s Implementation Agency for Crime and Security...
UNLIREC and CARICOM IMPACS Joint Statement on the formal adoption of The Caribbean Firearms Roadmap during CBSI High-level Security Dialogue
Joint Statement by UNLIREC and CARICOM IMPACS during the Ninth CBSI High-level Dialogue 28 October 2020 Delivered by Ms. Melanie Regimbal, Director, UNLIREC CBSI High level Dialogue 2020 I deliver this statement on...
UNLIREC trains Chilean X-ray operators in Interception of firearms, ammunition, parts and components
From 26-30 October 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Chilean National Customs Service, carried out...
UNLIREC and CARICOM IMPACS hold Executive Seminar for the Advancement of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Action Plan for the implementation of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap
On 26 October 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Caribbean Community’s Implementation Agency for Crime and Security...
UNLIREC conducts webinar on “Initiatives to address and prevent the presence of firearms in schools”, in Peru
On 23 October, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education...
UNLIREC trains El Salvador’s defense personnel in international standards for the effective management of firearms and ammunition in judicial deposits
From 19-21 October, UNLIREC conducted two training sessions for 25 officials and sub-officials from the Logistics Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of El Salvador. The first session, held on 19 October, consisted...
UNLIREC conducts virtual seminar on “Measures for preventing armed violence against women” for officials from El Salvador
On 15 October 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, conducted...
UNLIREC holds webinar on “Measures for preventing armed violence against women” for institutions and authorities from Cajamarca, Peru
On 1 October 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the decentralized Ministry of Foreign Affairs in...
UNLIREC and Instituto Sou da Paz promote a discussion on the impacts and challenges of the presence and use of firearms in schools
On 30 September, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and Instituto Sou da Paz conducted a webinar on the challenges and solutions for...
International Ammunition Technical Guidelines now available in Spanish and French
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) is pleased to announce the official launching of the Spanish and French versions of the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATGs). The IATG support...
UNLIREC and Haiti work together towards modernizing its legal framework on arms and ammunition control
On 29 September 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) held an online legal workshop for Haitian authorities to present the main...
UNLIREC carries out second virtual training in introduction to forensic ballistics in Trinidad and Tobago
On 23 September 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, conducted a...