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Over 40 officials from Dominican Republic enhance skills in combating illicit trafficking of small arms and ammunitions
From 18 to 22 July 2022, 47 representatives from various areas and sectors involved in arms control and combatting small arms trafficking in the Dominican Republic participated in the Course on Combating Trafficking in...
Haiti finalizes National Action Plan On Firearms after welcoming second in-person mission from UNLIREC
Haiti concluded the preparation of its National Action Plan (NAP) and a baseline assessment for the ‘Roadmap for Implementing the Caribbean Priority Actions on the Illicit Proliferation of Firearms and Ammunition...
Armed violence against women. Latin American organisations and governments present experiences on data collection and analysis at regional forum
On 14 July, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) organized a virtual regional forum for Latin American countries which focused on...
Caribbean Firearms Roadmap: UNLIREC holds Monitoring and Evaluation Roundtable Meetings with Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada
On 28 June 2022 in Trinidad and Tobago; and from 30 June to 1 July 2022 in Grenada, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) hosted...
Disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: UNLIREC holds workshop on international treaties for Peruvian authorities
On 30 June 2022, UNLIREC held a national introductory workshop in Peru which focused on the international legal regime against biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, also known as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)...
Caribbean Firearms Roadmap: Eleven Caribbean States participate in an Introduction to Shooting Incident Reconstruction Webinar organized by UNLIREC
On 30 June 2022, sixty-six officials from eleven Caribbean States participated in the "Introduction to Shooting Incident Reconstruction Webinar” delivered by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament...
Trinidad and Tobago police service and UNLIREC promote gender perspectives in firearms crime investigation
42 forensic professionals, officers from the police forces and judiciary members were trained in criminal investigation with a gender perspective. From 27 June to 6 July 2022, the United Nations Regional Center for...
Caribbean Community: UN agencies present tools for nexus analysis between violence against women and small arms
The tools were presented in a webinar organized by UNLIREC and fund by the European Union. On 22 June 2022, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean...
Authorities from Costa Rica participate in course on crimes committed with firearms from a gender perspective
Twenty-six officials from the Prosecutors’ Office in six provinces of Costa Rica participated in the “Specialized Course for Prosecutors on Firearms Investigations from a Gender Perspective (CEFAF)” organized by...
During the global week of action against gun violence judicial authorities from Argentina participated in a training course on applying gender perspectives in firearms-related cases
Forty judicial authorities from nine provinces of Argentina participated in the "Specialized Course for Judges on Firearms Cases from a Gender Perspective (FIGPJ), " organised by UNLIREC. From 1 to 10 June June 2022,...
Public officials and civil society from Jamaica participate in seminar to defy violence in schools
UNLIREC, in collaboration with UNESCO, conducts webinar 'Violence in schools: challenges and responses' On 25 May 2022, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the...
Jamaica’s Ministry of National Security and the United Nations Regional Disarmament Centre Promote Gender mainstreaming into Firearms-related criminal Investigations
Twenty-three forensic experts and law enforcement officers from Jamaica received training on how to conduct gender-sensitive firearms investigations. From 24 to 31 May 2022, the United Nations Regional Centre for...