Spotlight
Music and Visual Art for Change
In an effort to take a stand against firearm violence in Jamaican schools, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Jamaican Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) have launched a...
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...
Updates
Taking a Stand Against Gun Violence through Visual Art and Music: A student competition by the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Jamaica’s Ministry of Education and Youth
Kingston/Jamaica, 18 September 2024 – In an effort to take a stand against firearm violence in Jamaican schools, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Jamaican Ministry of...
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...
Videos
Forces of Change: Latin American and Caribbean Women promoting Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control
Firearms in schools