Ongoing Assistance

UNLIREC in the News

UNLIREC refurbishes indoor Test Firing Range to the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Kingston, Jamaica
From September 26 – October 1, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with Energy Containment Concepts of England, completed the refurbishment, training and handing over of the Indoor Test Firing Range ...

UNLIREC organized a Course for Interdicting Small Arms, ammunition and their parts and components through x-ray technology
News article to be posted on Monday, 22 October 2018. ...

UNLIREC and the Government of Guatemala hold two workshops to ensure effective ATT implementation
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) continues to support State efforts to achieve effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Against this backdrop, UNLIREC and Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs or ...

UNLIREC provides Containerized Test Firing Ranges to the National Forensic Science Service (NFSS) Belize and Guyana Police Force (GPF) Guyana.
From August 6-9 (Belize) and 13-16 (Guyana), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with Energy Containment Concepts of England, completed the installation, training and handing over of a 20 ft Contain ...

UNLIREC promotes awareness and implementation of international standards on firearms and ammunition stockpile management in Peru
Both State-owned and private arms, ammunition and explosive stockpiles are prone to the risk of theft, diversion and unexpected accidents. These risks can, however, be reduced or mitigated through proper stockpile management. Against that background, on 23-24 July, 2018, UNLIREC carried out a train ...

UNLIREC participates in the International Workshop on Protection of Children and Adolescents Affected by Armed Violence in Brazil
The impact of armed violence on children and adolescents has become a major challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean. In Brazil, for instance, an estimated 39 adolescent homicides are recorded every day, with the vast majority of these victims being Afro-Brazilian adolescents and young people ...