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UNLIREC releases study on stray bullets in Latin America and the Caribbean
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) held an event entitled The Impact of Stray...
UNLIREC y Perú unen esfuerzos para combatir la impunidad en casos relacionados con el tráfico ilícito de armas de fuego, municiones y explosivos
El 27 de agosto, UNLIREC inauguró el Curso Especializado para Operadores Legales (CEOL): Combatiendo la Impunidad en el Tráfico Ilícito de Armas de Fuego, Municiones y Explosivos dirigido a 26 operadores legales,...
UNIDIR conducts 2nd ISACS Assessment Tool training in Latin America
The UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)— in cooperation with the UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) — held the second regional...
UNLIREC participates in high-level meetings in Belize to discuss implementation of WMD-related instrument (UNSCR 1540)
In October 2013, UNLIREC received funding from the US Department of State to roll out a technical assistance programme in the Caribbean region to strengthen the implementation of United Nations Security Council...
Grenada and UNLIREC discuss current legal framework in the areas of nuclear and biological weapons and materials
UNLIREC accompanied a delegation from the South African Department of Trade and Industry to provide technical assistance to the Government of Grenada on the enactment of comprehensive legislation on non-proliferation,...
United Nations provides Technical Workshop on Combating Illicit Trafficking of Firearms in Peru as part of its Joint Program in Human Security
Within the framework of the United Nations Joint Program “Strengthening Human Security and Community Resilience by Fostering Peaceful Co-Existence in Peru” the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and...
Colombia makes progress in implementing the Biological Weapons Convention
The Government of Colombia, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological...
UNLIREC assists Guyana in combating illicit firearms trafficking from a legal perspective
In response to a request from the Government of Guyana for specialized training to help its judicial sectors address the illicit trafficking in small arms, ammunition and explosives, and – in effect – contribute to a...
UN multi-agency response to citizen security challenges in northern Peru
Trujillo, 22 May 2014 - The United Nations System in Peru presents today a joint programme in human security in the city of Trujillo whose objective will be to reduce public insecurity in its various manifestations -...
UNLIREC contributes to legislative dialogue on citizen security and arms control in Peru
UNLIREC was invited by the Peruvian Congress to participate in a roundtable on small arms control and citizen security during the first week of December 2014. This roundtable was comprised of representatives from a...
UNLIREC y Perú amplían colaboración en control de armas a través de la capacitación en gestión de arsenales de armas de fuego, municiones y explosivos
El Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC), en cooperación con la Superintendencia Nacional de Control de Servicios de Seguridad, Armas,...
UNLIREC and Belize engage in efforts to strengthen its national firearms legal control framework
On 4 March 2014, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) held a legal seminar on implementing the international firearms agreements in...