Spotlight
Informal Regional Meeting on the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management
Lima, Peru, 20-21 May 2024 - Representatives from Latin American and Caribbean States, UN entities, and regional and non-governmental organizations gather to discuss the implementation of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition...
GenerAcción Paz: building dreams, disarming violence
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) launches the first edition of the GenerAcción Paz programme, which aspires to empower Latin American and Caribbean youth to create a region free of...
Regional preparatory meetings for the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RevCon4)
In preparation for the fourth Review Conference (RevCon4) on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), States from Latin America and the Caribbean gather to discuss regional...
Updates
UNLIREC holds a series of regional webinars on monitoring and evaluation for the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap
On 23 July, 25 July, and 14 August 2024, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS)...
UNLIREC and the Government of Barbados begin Small Arms and ammunition Destruction Activity
On 27 May 2024, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Barbados, began a Small Arms and Ammunition Destruction Exercise funded by the US Department...
UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, Development in Latin America, Caribbean Launches Initiative to Empower Young People in Arms Control, Peacebuilding
NEW YORK, 10 May (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — On the occasion of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace and Spanish Language Day, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the...
Videos
Forces of Change: Latin American and Caribbean Women promoting Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control
Firearms in schools