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UNLIREC and IMO collaborate with Dominican Republic in bolstering its maritime security
A simulation exercise on maritime security was carried out by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the International Maritime...
UNLIREC carries out forensic ballistics collaborative competency testing exercise in Belize
From 1-3 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 competency testing...
UNLIREC and IMO collaborate with Jamaica in bolstering its maritime security
A table-top exercise on maritime security has been held in Kingston, Jamaica (30 June-1 July), organized by IMO in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin...
UNLIREC and Peruvian government strengthen small arms and ammunition stockpile management by private security companies
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) continues its progress in the implementation of its project entitled ‘Strengthening capacities for...
UNLIREC presta asistencia a Uruguay en la implementación del Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas
El Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC) continúa trabajando en pos de una adecuada implementación del Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas...
UNLIREC makes progress in implementation of activities aimed at strengthening stockpile management by private security sector in El Salvador
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out a mission to El Salvador on 23-27 November 2015 with a view to advancing the...
UNLIREC supports national campaign to prevent pyrotechnic incidents in northern Peru
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), as a member of the United Nations Joint Programme entitled “Strengthening Human Security and...
UNLIREC continues forensic ballistics assistance in the Dominican Republic
From 16 to 20 November 2015, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out, in collaboration with the Government of the Dominican...
UNLIREC supports Dominican Republic in draft legislation on WMD-related issues
From 29 September to 1 October 2015, a team of legal experts from UNLIREC traveled to Santo Domingo to hold a legal drafting session on UNSCR 1540 implementation with counterparts from the Dominican Republic. UNLIREC’s...
UNLIREC provides assistance on firearms forensic ballistics to Belize
From 19-24 October 2015, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out, in collaboration with the Government of Belize, a three-day...
UNLIREC donates replica rubber training guns to the Judicial Investigation Department of Costa Rica
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) donated 40 replica weapons to the Judicial Investigation Department of Costa Rica. This donation...
Guatemala strengthens its ability to implement the Arms Trade Treaty
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) continues to support States in the region to implement the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). On 13 October,...