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Over 1,300 weapons destroyed in Belize using destruction equipment provided by UNLIREC
From 15–19 October 2012, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) assisted the Government of Belize in the destruction of 427 surplus,...
United Nations promotes women as forces of change in the combat against illicit trafficking in small arms in Latin America and Caribbean
On 25 September, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) launched its publication “Forces of Change: Profiles of Latin American and Caribbean Women in Combating Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms” at...
UNLIREC assists government of the Republic of Argentina in improving capacity to manage small arms, light weapons and ammunition stockpiles
On 13 August 2012, The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) signed an agreement with the...
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs supports weapons and ammunition destruction in Saint Lucia
From 8–12 October 2012, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs – through its Regional Disarmament Centre (UNLIREC) – assisted the Government of St. Lucia in the destruction of nearly 380 surplus, obsolete and...
UNLIREC welcomes reactivation of El Salvador´s firearms technical working group and supports implementation of its action plan
Subsequent to the reactivation of the firearms technical working group in El Salvador and continuing with the implementation of UNLIREC´s assistance package for Central American States, UNLIREC collaborated with the...
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs continues its support for weapons and ammunition destruction in Trinidad and Tobago
From 24 – 29 June 2012 the United Nations Office for Disarmament’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) assisted the Government of Trinidad and Tobago...
UNLIREC launches Central America Assistance Package on Small Arms and Light Weapons Control in El Salvador
On 16 July, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), launched its Central America Assistance...
UNLIREC provides legal firearms assistance to Venezuela
(Venezuela) – On 7 March, at the request of the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela, the Regional Centre emitted legal opinions on the State’s draft bill of law related to firearms. This legal assistance assessed the level...
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs continues its support for weapons destruction in Trinidad and Tobago
On 26 April 2012 the United Nations Office for Disarmament’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) continued its assistance to the Government of Trinidad...
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs continues its support for weapons destruction in Trinidad and Tobago
From 24 – 29 June 2012 the United Nations Office for Disarmament’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) assisted the Government of Trinidad and Tobago...
La Oficina de Asuntos de Desarme de la ONU entrega cizallas hidraulicas a las Bahamas para la destrucción de armas de fuego
El Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC) de la Oficina de Asuntos de Desarme de las Naciones Unidas, con el apoyo financiero de la...
UNLIREC and the OAS make progress in the study on the implementation of CIFTA in the region
(Lima) - Within the cooperation framework established between the Organization of American States (OAS) and UNLIREC, a study has been undertaken to ascertain the extent to which the Inter-American Convention Against...