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Saint Kitts and Nevis enhances their forensic ballistics capabilities
From 16—21 October, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) delivered the Introduction to Operational Forensic Ballistics Training and...
Caribbean Firearms Roadmap: Monitoring and Evaluation webinars ahead of the Annual Meeting of States
On 4, 7 and 8 September 2023, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) hosted three regional Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting...
Thirteen Caribbean countries strengthen their Armoury Management capacities in Trinidad and Tobago
From 21 to 25 August, twenty-nine officials from thirteen Caribbean countries will participate in the 2nd Regional Armoury Management Course delivered by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and...
Barbados Roundtable Meeting on Caribbean Firearms Roadmap and PSSM Assessment
Barbados moves forward with implementation of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap From 27-28 July, as part of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap initiative, Barbados participated in a Roundtable Meeting on the Caribbean...
Jamaican law enforcement agencies boost efforts to improve security and management of their stockpiles
From 18 to 21 July 2023, officials from the Firearm Licensing Authority, the Department of Correctional Services, the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Jamaica...
CARICOM IMPACS, UNLIREC and Caribbean Firearms Roadmap Partners launch the Partner Coordination Platform
July 2023. The CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) and The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), continue to...
Guatemala: X-ray operators prepare to tackle illicit firearms trafficking
From 10 July to 4 August, 30 national x-ray operators, including 5 women, will participate in the second Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition, Parts and Components Course (ISAAPC) in Guatemala, organised by the United...
OAS and UNLIREC initiate the development of the Central American Road Map to prevent the illicit trafficking and proliferation of arms and ammunition
June 2023. The Department of Public Security of the Organization of American States (DPS/OAS) and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)...
Suriname: Authorities gear up to approach firearms investigations from a gender perspective
From 20 June – 29 June, 2023, close to thirty (30) law enforcement officers and public officials from Suriname will enhance their skills on gender-sensitive firearms-related criminal investigations with the support of...
Guatemala reiterates commitment to tackling illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition
From 5 to 9 June 2023, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala (MINEX) of...
MoEY and United Nations agencies strengthen efforts to tackle violence in school
Jamaica’s Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) are collaborating to strengthen measures to...
El Salvador: UNLIREC trains x-ray operators to deal with illicit firearms trafficking
From 22 to 26 May 2023, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with El Salvador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conducted...