The Firearms Protocol obliges States to adopt measures to enable confiscation of firearms, their parts and components and ammunition that have been illicitly trafficked; and to adopt, within their domestic legal systems, measures to prevent illicitly trafficked firearms, parts and components and ammunition from falling into the hands of unauthorized persons by seizing such firearms, their parts and components and ammunition. In compliance with these provisions, UNLIREC works with law enforcement officials across the region to build their capacity to identify and interdict illicitly trafficked weapons and provide them with the appropriate tools to mitigate the diversion of these weapons through:
- Specialized training on identification of small arms, ammunition, parts and components, x-ray image interpretation and on-site simulations of interdictions using frequently employed methods of concealment
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Germany
United States
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Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition and Parts and Components Course
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Guatemala: X-ray operators prepare to tackle illicit firearms trafficking From 10 July to 4 August, 30 national x-ray operators, including 5 women, will participate in the second Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition, Parts and Components Course (ISAAPC) in Guatemala, organised… 
El Salvador: UNLIREC trains x-ray operators to deal with illicit firearms trafficking From 22 to 26 May 2023, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with El Salvador’s Ministry of… 
Dominican authorities receive training to tackle illicit firearms trafficking From 9 to 25 November 2022, authorities from Dominica were trained in Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition, Parts and Components (ISAAPC) in a course delivered by the United Nations Regional Centre… 
UNLIREC conducts first national training for officials in Jamaica on interdicting small arms, ammunition and explosives From 3 to 19 August 2022, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) delivered its Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition, Parts… UNLIREC held the virtual Course on Interception of Arms, Ammunition, Parts and Components (ISAAPC) with institutions from Paraguay The United Nations Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay, held the second version,…
UNLIREC conducted the Virtual Course on Interception of Arms, Ammunition, Parts and Components (ISAAPC) with the National Customs Authority of Panama The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Customs Authority…
UNLIREC trains officials of Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda Forensic Services, Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, Customs and Excise Division on interdiction of small arms, ammunition and explosives From 8 to 12 November 2021, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) delivered its Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition, Parts… UNLIREC trains officials of Jamaica Customs Agency, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Port Security Corps, and Ministry of National Security on interdiction of small arms, ammunition and explosives From 27 September to 1 October 2021, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) delivered its Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition,…
UNLIREC trains officials of St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department, Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force on interdiction of small arms, ammunition and explosives From 6-10 September 2021, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) delivered its Interdicting Small Arms, Ammunition, Parts and Components…
UNLIREC conducted the Virtual Weapons, Ammunition, Parts and Components Interception Course (ISAAPC) with national agencies of Panama The United Nations Regional Center for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in coordination with the government of Panama, conducted the virtual version of the…
UNLIREC trains Chilean X-ray operators to identify weapons, ammunition, and explosives Illicit arms trafficking is one of the major threats to security worldwide. Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are no exception. This is an important contributing factor in the… UNLIREC organized a Course for Interdicting Small Arms, ammunition and their parts and components through x-ray technology News article to be posted on Monday, 5 November 2018.
UNLIREC organized second edition of pilot course in Dominican Republic to identify weapons by means of postal shipment through x-ray technology Aware of the problem of illicit trafficking in arms, ammunition and their parts and components by means of postal shipments, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development…
UNLIREC collaborates with CASRA in the development of a Course for Interdicting Small Arms in Postal Shipments Latin America and the Caribbean have, in general terms, experienced a dramatic increase in armed violence in recent years, driven in large part by the illicit trafficking of firearms, its…
UNLIREC launches pilot course in Costa Rica to identify weapons via the post through x-ray technology Mindful of the problematic of illicit trafficking in small arms, ammunition and their parts and components by means of postal shipments, UNLIREC developed in 2016 a practical tool to improve…