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UNLIREC and Jamaica fight crime by destroying thousands of weapons and offering training in the fight against illicit trafficking
(Kingston) - As part of the project currently being implemented in the Caribbean, UNLIREC and the Government of Jamaica carried out the destruction of approximately 2,000 firearms. The event, which took place on 7 February at a cement factory in Kingston, was...
UNDP and UNLIREC assist Ecuador and Colombia in Strengthening their Capacity to Fight Illicit Firearms Trafficking at the Border
On 7 July 2012, in the city of Tulcan, the bi-national training course on combating the illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives on the border between Colombia and Ecuador concluded with the training of 40 law enforcement officers. The majority of...
UNLIREC launches its 2012 firearms activities in Central America
(El Salvador and Guatemala) – UNLIREC’s Director, Ms Mélanie Régimbal, met with national authorities in El Salvador and Guatemala to launch UNLIREC’s 2012 small arms control activities. All UNLIREC activities forming part of its “Preventing Armed Violence in Central...
Central America continues advancing the implementation of its Security Strategy
El Salvador – On 16 December, Central American Heads of State and Government held the XXXVIII Regular Meeting in San Salvador, El Salvador, where they reaffirmed their commitment to advance regional integration and jointly seek to address the serious problems...
Miembros de la Comunidad Andina analizan avances y retos en la lucha contra el tráfico ilícito de armas pequeñas y ligeras
Quito - Con motivo del X Aniversario del Programa de Acción 2001 de las Naciones Unidas para prevenir, combatir y eliminar el tráfico ilícito de armas pequeñas y ligeras en todo sus aspectos (PoA), la ciudad de Quito fue sede del seminario “Fortaleciendo los...
UNLIREC carried out its first specialized course for legal practitioners in Peru
Lima- As part of UNLIREC’s strategy to support countries in the region, the first Specialized Training Course for Legal Practitioners and Judicial Officials on Combating Impunity in the Illicit Trafficking of Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives, developed by UNLIREC’s...
UNLIREC and the Ecuadorian Armed Forces joined forces in the destruction of ammunition
(Quito) - As part of its commitment to promote initiatives in the area of disarmament, on December 7, the Armed Forces of Ecuador, with technical assistance from UNLIREC, destroyed 11,721 munitions decommissioned by the Army. The destruction took place in the east of...
UNLIREC and the Dominican Republic united in the fight against illicit firearms trafficking
(Santo Domingo, November 2011) – The Ministry of State for the Armed Forces was the scene of UNLIREC´s Inter-institutional Training Course on Combating Illicit Firearms Trafficking (IITC), in Santo Domingo, held from 21 November to 2 December in response to requests...
The States of the region participate in the III Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in The Americas
(Port of Spain, November 2011) - The III Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA III) was held in Port of Spain under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and the Secretary-General...