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UNLIREC and the Government of Grenada join efforts to combat illicit small arms trafficking on small island states
On 11 and 12 March, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) assisted the Government of Grenada (GoG) in the destruction of over 76,000...
UNLIREC and Peru join forces to strengthen firearms control
From 23 to 24 October 2013, the National Regulatory Entity for Security Services, Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives for Civil Use (SUCAMEC) and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and...
UNLIREC proporciona apoyo a Suriname en la destrucción de armas de fuego y municiones excedentes y obsoletas
Del 21 al 26 de octubre de 2013, el Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC), en estrecha colaboración con el Ministerio de Defensa de...
Workshop on national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention held in Quito, Ecuador
The Government of Ecuador - under the coordination of the National Technical Team for Chemical and Biological Weapons and the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit (ISU) – held a workshop on...
UNLIREC and Government of Guyana begin cooperation on weapons and ammunition stockpile management and destruction assistance
From 10 – 14 June 2013, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affair’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Government of Guyana conducted a...
United Nations assists the Dominican Republic in the destruction of more than 30,000 firearms and 30 tonnes of ammunition
A series of destruction initiatives in the Dominican Republic resulted in over 30,000 firearms and 30 tonnes of ammunition being destroyed in a collaborative effort between the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace,...
UNLIREC promotes inter-institutional coordination to combat illicit firearms trafficking in the Dominican Republic
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) in collaboration with the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Interior and Police, held a seminar on...
UNLIREC delivers specialized course for legal operators on combating impunity in illicit firearms trafficking cases in the Dominican Republic
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in cooperation with the National School for the Public Ministry of the Dominican Republic,...
Peru delivers specialized training on firearms and ammunition control with technical support from UNLIREC
On 26 August 2013, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – in its role as President of the National Commission against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other...
UNLIREC supports national implementation of UNSCR 1540 in Mexico
The II Specialized Workshop on International Best Practices on Export Controls took place in Mexico City from 24-26 July 2013 to advance national implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004). The...
UNLIREC assists Suriname to strengthen capacity in combating illicit firearms trafficking
From 7 to 18 October 2013, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) – in close collaboration with the Ministry of Defense of Suriname –...
UNLIREC and Trinidad and Tobago inaugurate Regional Caribbean Armoury Management Training Centre for improved small arms and light weapons stockpile management across the region
On 28 June 2013, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Minister of National Security, Senator the Honourable Emmanuel George, and the Director of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and...