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Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to take place in March 2013
La Asamblea General convocará una Conferencia Final de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas (TCA), del 18 al 28 de marzo de 2013 en Nueva York, “con el fin de elaborar un instrumento...
UNLIREC and Government of Belize strengthen national capacities in forensic ballistics
From 18 – 22 March, UNLIREC undertook a technical mission to Belize with the financial support of the British High Commission in Belmopan to provide training and assistance in the area of operational forensic...
UNLIREC and Government of Jamaica advance disarmament objectives in the Caribbean
From 3 – 7 June 2013, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament Development in Latin America the Caribbean (UNLIREC), the Ministry of National Security (MNS) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF)...
UNLIREC and CIPRODEH promote national dialogue on weapons law in Honduras
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Centre for Research and Promotion of Human Rights (CIPRODEH) partnered to support the...
UNLIREC assists Belize to strengthen capacity in combating illicit firearms trafficking and destroying obsolete ammunition
From 25 February to 8 March 2013, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) – in close collaboration with the Government of Belize –...
UNLIREC and VERTIC assist the Government of Colombia in Implementation of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
On 14-15 February 2013, UNLIREC and the Verification, Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC), joined forces to assist Colombia in its implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC)....
UNLIREC and Government of Suriname begin cooperation on Firearms Stockpile Management and Destruction Assistance Package
From 18 – 22 February 2013 the United Nations Office for Disarmament’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) conducted a national firearms baseline...
UNLIREC supports the Government of Honduras in efforts to curb illicit firearms trafficking and reduce armed violence
As part of UNLIREC’s efforts to support to the Government of Honduras in improving public security and implementing the Security Strategy of the Central American Integration System (SICA), UNLIREC undertook two...
Building capacity and promoting public security: UNLIREC supports the destruction of arms and ammunition in the Dominican Republic
From 12 to 16 November 2012, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) assisted the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic in the destruction...
UNLIREC and Government of The Bahamas continue cooperation for destruction of weapons and ammunition
From 12 to 15 November 2012, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Government of The Bahamas destroyed 431confiscated firearms...
UNLIREC supports the States of the Andean Community in moving towards a standardized model for marking small arms and ammunition
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) provided technical assistance and support to the countries of the Andean Community of Nations...
UNLIREC and Government of Barbados promote regional small arms control in the Caribbean
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affair’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Barbados, conducted a...