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UNLIREC donates weapons and ammunition destruction equipment to Suriname
On 02 August 2013, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) officially handed over to the Government of Suriname a set of hydraulic shears,...
Governmental Experts from Andean Community meet to discuss the marking of weapons
The Secretary General of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) and the Republic of Ecuador, in its role as President Pro-tempore of the CAN, organized the Second Governmental Experts Workshop on the Marking of Weapons,...
UNLIREC asiste a St Kitts y Nevis en la destrucción de armas pequeñas y municiones confiscadas y obsoletas
Del 27 al 31 mayo de 2013 el Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC) apoyó la destrucción de cerca de 400 armas incautadas y obsoletas y...
UNLIREC asiste a Barbados en la destrucción de 1,500 armas pequeñas y casi dos toneladas de municiones
Del 27 al 31 de mayo, UNLIREC asistió al Gobierno de Barbados en la destrucción de 1,500 armas incautadas y obsoletas y 1.9 toneladas de municiones de armas pequeñas, gas vencido CS, granadas antidisturbios y otros...
UNLIREC supports Argentina in the modernization of small arms stockpile management policies and practices
The newly refurbished and improved main armoury of Argentina’s Federal Police was unveiled by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs - through its Regional Disarmament Centre (UNLIREC) - together with the Ministry of...
One tonne of ammunition and over 150 weapons destroyed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines with UNLIREC support
UNLIREC, in collaboration with the Royal St. Vincent and Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), facilitated the destruction of 164 seized and obsolete weapons and over 37,000 rounds of small arms ammunition from 20 to 24...
Close to 400 small arms and one tonne of small arms ammunition destroyed in Antigua and Barbuda with UNLIREC support
From 22 to 26 April 2013, UNLIREC, in close collaboration with the Police and Defence Force of Antigua and Barbuda, supported the destruction of close to 400 seized and obsolete weapons and one tonne of small arms...
Small arms and light weapons ammunition destroyed in Trinidad and Tobago with the help of UNLIREC Disarmament Affairs
On 13 - 15 March 2013, UNLIREC assisted the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in the destruction of approximately 14,000 rounds of small arms ammunition and almost one tonne of light weapons ammunition, including...
UNLIREC y Trinidad y Tobago capacitan a armeros del Caribe en la gestión de arsenales de armas pequeñas y ligeras
Del 4 al 15 de noviembre, en Puerto España, el Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC), en colaboración con el gobierno de Trinidad y...
UNLIREC and the Ministry of Security from the Argentinean Republic move forward on their stockpile management collaboration
In Buenos Aires, from 4 to 15 of November, 2013, the Ministry of Security of Argentina and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latina America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)...
UNLIREC and Government of Dominican Republic accelerate destruction of surplus and obsolete weapons and ammunition
From 4 – 22 February 2013, technical specialists from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) joined forces with the Ministry of the Armed...
UNLIREC gathers Central American experts for training in stockpile management and small arms and ammunition destruction based on international standards
Thirty-four (34) technical experts from Central American and neighbouring countries met in San José, Costa Rica, from 31 January to 1 February 2013 for stockpile management and small arms and ammunition destruction...