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UNLIREC continues to strengthen arms control in the private security sector in Guatemala
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) is making progress in Guatemala with the implementation of activities for the project entitled...
UNLIREC and Government of Peru held working session on normative implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention and UNSCR 1540
On 25 August, UNLIREC and the Government of Peru held a working meeting on the national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540. This activity...
Trujillo celebrates Youth for Peace Festival organized by the Joint United Nations Human Security Programme and the Trujillo Municipality
In observance of the International Day of Peace and as part of the activities designed by the Joint United Nations Human Security Programme, young volunteers involved in the “Youth Volunteerism for Peacebuilding and...
UNLIREC and IMO cooperate with the Government of Peru to improve maritime and port security
UNLIREC and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in collaboration with the Government of Peru, organized a tabletop activity to improve maritime and port security. The event brought together 28...
UNLIREC y la OMI cooperan con el Gobierno de Perú para la mejora de la protección marítima y portuaria
UNLIREC y la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI), en colaboración con el Gobierno de Perú, organizaron una actividad de simulación para la mejora de la protección marítima y portuaria. El evento reunió a 28...
UNLIREC contributes to Surinames voluntary 1540 National Action Plan and creation of an inter-institutional mechanism
On 9 November 2017, UNLIREC representatives travelled to Paramaribo, Suriname as part of UNLIREC’s UNSCR 1540 implementation programme to host a combined workshop focusing on the development of Suriname’s voluntary...
UNLIREC and Guyana advance WMD non-proliferation agenda in the country
On 29 August 2017, UNLIREC representatives teamed up with the Guyanese Ministry of Public Security returned to host a national roundtable event in Georgetown. The purpose of the roundtable was to present Guyana with...
UNLIREC and Central American States discuss importance of sharing ballistics evidence and information
From 21 – 24 August, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), together with the government of the Dominican Republic, carried out three...
UNLIREC promotes measures to prevent and reduce armed violence in northern Peru
As part of its contribution to the Joint United Nations Programme entitled “Strengthening Human Security and Community Resilience by Fostering Peaceful Coexistence in Peru”, the United Nations Regional Centre for...
UNLIREC co-hosts UNSCR 1540 National Roundtable with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Antigua and Barbuda
On 24 July 2017, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) co-hosted a UNSCR 1540 National Roundtable Workshop with the Ministry of Foreign...
UNLIREC collaborates with CASRA in the development of a Course for Interdicting Small Arms in Postal Shipments
Latin America and the Caribbean have, in general terms, experienced a dramatic increase in armed violence in recent years, driven in large part by the illicit trafficking of firearms, its parts/components, and...
UNLIREC and UNV carry out four workshops for youth on SDG 16, security, peace and disarmament
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the United Nations Volunteer Programme (UNV) have been developing the regional Project entitled...