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UNLIREC helps modernize arms depots of national control entity responsible for private security services
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) attended the inauguration of the newly renovated arms and ammunition depot of the National Regulatory Entity for Security Service, Firearms,...
UNLIREC and Jamaica team up with FBI to combat proliferation of explosives
As part of the integral technical assistance package that UNLIREC is delivering in Jamaica for strengthening the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), the UNLIREC team worked together with officials from FBI to provide training for law enforcement officials for...
UNLIREC launches study on less lethal weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
On 1 December 2016, UNLIREC presented the findings of its study entitled "Less Lethal Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean - Challenges and Opportunities" at the UN Common House in Lima, Peru, to a diverse crowd of governmental agencies, the diplomatic corps,...
UNLIREC and IMO collaborate with Dominican Republic in bolstering its maritime security
A simulation exercise on maritime security was carried out by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) from 1 to 2 December in Santo...
UNLIREC carries out forensic ballistics collaborative competency testing exercise in Belize
From 1-3 November, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out its pilot forensic ballistics collaborative competency testing exercise with the Belize National Forensic Science...
UNLIREC and IMO collaborate with Jamaica in bolstering its maritime security
A table-top exercise on maritime security has been held in Kingston, Jamaica (30 June-1 July), organized by IMO in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC). The exercise...
UNLIREC and Peruvian government strengthen small arms and ammunition stockpile management by private security companies
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) continues its progress in the implementation of its project entitled ‘Strengthening capacities for the effective and transparent management of small...
UNLIREC presta asistencia a Uruguay en la implementación del Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas
El Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC) continúa trabajando en pos de una adecuada implementación del Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas (TCA) en los Estados de América Latina y el...
UNLIREC makes progress in implementation of activities aimed at strengthening stockpile management by private security sector in El Salvador
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out a mission to El Salvador on 23-27 November 2015 with a view to advancing the coordination and implementation of activities that form part...
UNLIREC supports national campaign to prevent pyrotechnic incidents in northern Peru
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), as a member of the United Nations Joint Programme entitled “Strengthening Human Security and Community Resilience by Fostering the Promotion of...
UNLIREC continues forensic ballistics assistance in the Dominican Republic
From 16 to 20 November 2015, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out, in collaboration with the Government of the Dominican Republic, a three-day training course on firearms...
UNLIREC supports Dominican Republic in draft legislation on WMD-related issues
From 29 September to 1 October 2015, a team of legal experts from UNLIREC traveled to Santo Domingo to hold a legal drafting session on UNSCR 1540 implementation with counterparts from the Dominican Republic. UNLIREC’s technical experts were accompanied by a former...
UNLIREC provides assistance on firearms forensic ballistics to Belize
From 19-24 October 2015, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out, in collaboration with the Government of Belize, a three-day training course on standard operating procedures...
UNLIREC donates replica rubber training guns to the Judicial Investigation Department of Costa Rica
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) donated 40 replica weapons to the Judicial Investigation Department of Costa Rica. This donation was made as a follow-up to UNLIREC’s delivery of a...
Guatemala strengthens its ability to implement the Arms Trade Treaty
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) continues to support States in the region to implement the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). On 13 October, UNLIREC and Guatemala’s Ministry of National...
El Salvador aumenta su capacidad para implementar Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas
El Centro Regional de las Naciones Unidas para la Paz, el Desarme y el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (UNLIREC) continúa con el trabajo de apoyo a los Estados de América Latina y el Caribe con el objetivo de asistirles en la implementación del Tratado sobre...
UNLIREC provides assistance on firearms forensic ballistics to Jamaica
From 28 September to 2 October 2015, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the government of Jamaica, delivered a three-day training course, a technical assessment...
IMO-UNLIREC Maritime and Port Security Risk Management Table Top Exercise
As part of its technical assistance package to strengthen the implementation of UNSCR 1540 (2004), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) partnered with the International Maritime...
IMO-UNLIREC Maritime and Port Security Risk Management Table Top Exercise
As part of its technical assistance package to strengthen the implementation of UNSCR 1540 (2004), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) partnered with the International Maritime...
UNLIREC launches assistance programme on firearms forensic ballistics in The Bahamas
From 31 August to 4 September 2015, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the government of The Bahamas, a three-day training course, a technical assessment of...
UNLIREC provides assistance on firearms forensic ballistics to St Kitts and Nevis
From 31 August to 4 September 2015, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the government of St Kitts and Nevis, carried out a three-day training course, a technical...