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UNLIREC launches pilot course in Costa Rica to identify weapons via the post through x-ray technology
Mindful of the problematic of illicit trafficking in small arms, ammunition and their parts and components by means of postal shipments, UNLIREC developed in 2016 a practical tool to improve the capacity of...
UNLIREC carries out second round of forensic ballistics collaborative exercises in Jamaica
From 15 - 17 March, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out a second round of forensic ballistics collaborative exercise in...
UNLIREC carries out National and Sub-Regional Double Cast Training for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States
From 26 June – 6 July, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), together with ARQUEBUS Solutions Ltd, delivered two double cast training...
UNLIREC provides training to promote the effective and transparent management of weapons and ammunition in the private security sector in Guatemala
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) facilitated a two-day training (23-24 February 2017) to representatives of private security...
UNLIREC carries out forensic ballistics collaborative exercises in Trinidad and Tobago
From 24 - 26 January, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out its pilot forensic ballistics collaborative exercise in Trinidad...
UNLIREC initiated new year with its first official mission taking place in the Republic of Suriname
On 18-20 January 2017, a representative of UNLIREC travelled to the Surinamese capital, Paramaribo, to formally initiate engagement in relation to UNLIREC’s non-proliferation programme. The purpose of the programme is...
UNLIREC supports strengthening of stockpile management among the private security sector in Costa Rica
From 21 to 24 November 2016, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) advanced its project activities related to strengthening the oversight...
UNLIREC delivers training on international standards on stockpile management for private security companies in Peru
From 15 to 16 November 2016, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out the second round of technical workshops to promote...
UNLIREC supports forensic ballistics capacity-building in the Dominican Republic and Guyana
From 14-18 November, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out its pilot forensic ballistics collaborative exercise in the...
UNLIREC and Government of Guyana train officials on firearms range of fire investigations
From 11 to 14 of April, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Guyana carried out a series of...
UNLIREC steps up its stockpile management assistance to private security companies in two Peruvian provinces
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) has expanded its technical assistance to the Peruvian provinces of Chiclayo and Arequipa through...
UNLIREC piloted internal testing tool for firearms examiners in St Kitts and Nevis
From 26-28 October, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis, carried out a...