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UNLIREC holds National Seminar on Conventional Arms and Ammunition Controls for Argentinian Authorities
On 16-17 September 2020, with the financial support of the Government of Germany, UNLIREC carried out an online seminar to highlight the relevance of conventional arms and ammunition control measures for national security and to present internationally recognized...
UNLIREC conducts Specialised Course on Firearms Investigations from a Gender Perspective, for Officials of the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the Office of Cooperation and International Relations and the Technical Secretariat on Gender of the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica,...
UNLIREC carried out an Operational Forensic Ballistics Focal Point Meeting with Caribbean States
From 9 - 10 September 2020, UNLIREC carried out an Operational Forensic Ballistics Focal Point Meeting within the framework of its “Preventing and Solving Gun Crimes through Forensic Ballistics” project. Since 2015, UNLIREC has been providing technical assistance in...
UNLIREC conducts first edition of its Specialized Course on Firearms Investigations from a Gender Perspective for officials from Argentina.
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the Office for Women of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina, conducted its Specialized Course on Firearms Investigations from...
UNLIREC holds virtual Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition, Parts and Components (ISAAPC) Course with the Directorate of Customs and Excise of Colombia.
From 24-28 August 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Colombia, carried out its first virtual edition of Interdicting Small Arms,...
UNLIREC holds National Seminar on Ammunition Controls for Chilean Authorities
On 20-21 August 2020, with the financial support of the Government of Germany, UNLIREC carried out an online seminar to highlight the relevance of ammunition control measures for national security and to present internationally recognized technical guidelines that...
UNLIREC holds Seminar on Ammunition Controls for Colombian Authorities
On 5-6 August 2020, UNLIREC held an online seminar for Colombian Authorities to highlight the importance of ammunition control measures for national security and present technical guidelines that could strengthen national efforts to combat illicit trafficking and...
Regional webinar on how small arms control can help to prevent violence against women in the time of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
On 7 July 2020, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) carried out its first regional webinar on how small arms control can help to prevent violence against women in the time of COVID-19...
Firearms in Latin American Schools Webinar: Approaches, Challenges and Responses
On 14 July, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) delivered a webinar on addressing firearms possession and use in Latin American schools. UNLIREC’s recent study on the matter was...
UNLIREC carries out a Ballistic Intelligence Management Workshops to further firearms investigations in Barbados
UNLIREC held its three-part Ballistic Intelligence Management Workshop for personnel from the Royal Barbados Police Force during June and July. Due to the COVID pandemic, the centre had to restructure its training to a virtual format. The first activity, delivered...
UNLIREC participates in WCO online training to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction related materials in the Caribbean
From 23-26 June 2020, UNLIREC participated in the Sub-regional training on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement organized by the World Customs Administration (WCO). The online training was held to support more than 180 Caribbean customs officers in strengthening their...
UNLIREC launches Regional Legal Study on Ammunition Control in Latin America and the Caribbean
Arms control measures occupy a prominent spot in both national and international security agendas. In contrast, specific measures for the control of ammunition tend to be more limited. Given the increasing need to tackle proliferation, diversion and trafficking,...
UNLIREC launches study on firearms in Latin America and Caribbean schools
Over the past few decades, media reports of incidents involving firearms in schools have been increasingly recurring in many countries of the region. These incidents include firearms found inside schools, students who are caught carrying firearms among their...
UNLIREC carries out Training in Introduction to Forensic Ballistics and Comparison Microscopy for Forensic Ballistics, virtually, in Trinidad and Tobago
On 4 and 5 June 2020 respectively, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, conducted a second round of basic training on...
UNLIREC and CARICOM IMPACS hold virtual encounter with Caribbean States on adoption of Caribbean Firearms Roadmap
The Permanent Secretaries of National Security from CARICOM Member States and the Dominican Republic recommended that the newly developed Caribbean Firearms Roadmap be adopted at the ministerial level as a next and final step prior to its implementation. This...
UNLIREC holds second Inter-institutional Roundtable and Ballistic Intelligence Management Course in Dominican Republic
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Dominican Republic, carried out an Inter-institutional Roundtable to Enhance Firearms-related Investigations...
From 18-19 November 2019, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru and with the financial support of the Government of Canada, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)...
UNLIREC carries out a National Seminar on Ammunition Control Measures in Peru
From 4-5 December, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the Government of Peru, held a national seminar on ammunition control measures in the city of Lima. In...
UNLIREC completed the Firearm Examiner Training in Bahamas.
From 5-13 November 2019, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) delivered the final session in its 11-month firearm examiner training series for Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF)...
UNLIREC holds Caribbean Sub-Regional Seminar “Preventing Armed Violence Against Women Through Arms Control” in Trinidad and Tobago
As part of the Canada-funded project “Building Momentum for the Regional implementation of A/RES/65/69 on Women, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control”, UNLIREC - in cooperation with the Ministry of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago – undertook a...
UNLIREC organizes in Belize a Caribbean Seminar on practical tools to implement UNSC Resolution 1540
From 6-7 November 2019, in collaboration with the Government of Belize and with financial support of the Government of Canada, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) organized the...