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UNLIREC and UNV launch a new SDG project aimed at youth in Colombia, Honduras, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) conducted a training workshop in Lima, Peru, from June 7-8, 2017 as part of a joint project with...
Peru advances 1540 implementation on preventing WMD proliferation
On 7 March, UNLIREC held consultations with the Government of Peru to elaborate its Draft National Action Plan on implementation of UNSCR 1540 (2004). This meeting brought together 19 representatives from nine...
UNLIREC undertakes workshop on WMD Focus List in Dominican Republic
On the 22nd and the 23rd June, national authorities from the different sectors involved in the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction attended a planning mission held in Santo Domingo. The objective of this...
UNLIREC carries out double cast training in Belize
From 19-23 June, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), together with ARQUEBUS Solutions Ltd, delivered its third Double Cast training...
UNLIREC and UNV launch new SDG Project in Trinidad and Tobago
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV) conducted its first training workshop for young...
UNLIREC and Peru come together to combat the presence of firearms in school
On 6 December, UNLIREC organized a seminar entitled “International Initiatives for Prevention and Action regarding Presence of Firearms in Schools” in Trujillo, Peru. The seminar formed part of the United Nations Joint...
UNLIREC carries out Executive Seminar and Shooting Incident Reconstruction training in Jamaica
From 6 – 10 November, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), conducted two activities in Jamaica. The first was an Executive Seminar for...
UNLIREC supports Caribbean States in fulfilling their Arms Trade Treaty reporting obligations
The United Nations Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) held a Practical Seminar: Fulfilling Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) reporting obligations in the CARICOM region...
UNLIREC trains legal practitioners in the combat of illicit firearms trafficking in Peru
Within the framework of the United Nations’ Joint Programme on Human Security, UNLIREC held a legal seminar on firearms control on 6 July, 2017 in the city of Trujillo (Northern Peru). With a view to contributing to...
UNLIREC supports Colombia in its efforts towards ATT implementation
The United Nations Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) held a Practical Seminar for the Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty from 6-7 April in Bogota, Colombia....
UNLIREC carries out double cast training in Trinidad and Tobago
From 29 May – 1 June, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), together with ARQUEBUS Solutions Ltd delivered its first Double Cast...
UNLIREC holds multi-sectoral dialogue on the use of force in private security companies
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in partnership with the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) organized...