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UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean ...Strengthening Peace and Security through Disarmament
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The UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) forms part of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). UNLIREC was created by the General Assembly in 1986 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru. UNLIREC, as the sole UN regional entity mandated to address disarmament and non-proliferation issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, assists Member States in their implementation of their obligations found in international disarmament instruments by strengthening their capacity and providing technical and substantive guidance and assistance to achieve sustainable peace and security.
As disarmament advances, the world advances United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Mandate UNLIREC provides disarmament expertise to countries in the region through capacity-building, outreach and advocacy, and technical assistance. UNLIREC operates in close partnership with regional and subregional organizations, as well as civil society organizations and other United Nations entities.
Major Achievements UNLIREC Av. Pérez Araníbar 750 Magdalena del Mar Lima, Peru Tel: +51.1.6259000 email: [email protected]
• UNLIREC´s Inter-Institutional Training Course on Combating Illicit Firearms Trafficking selected as regional best practice for firearms control • Over 3,500 law enforcement officials trained on combating illicit firearms trafficking • Most extensive in-house disarmament and public security expert team in the region • Over 100 disarmament conferences and high-level meetings undertaken • Support in the destruction of 550,000 firearms and 700,000 rounds of ammunition
PUBLIC SECURITY • • • • • • •
Law enforcement training to combat illicit firearms trafficking Weapons and ammunition stockpile management and destruction training and assistance Integration of arms control measures into public security and armed violence reduction frameworks Specialized training for judges and prosecutors on combating impunity in illicit firearms trafficking cases Technical support for national firearms policy coordination mechanisms Legal assistance for firearms, ammunition and explosives normative frameworks Specialized courses on crime scene management, forensic ballistics and armoury management
DISARMAMENT ADVOCACY •
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Promotion and implementation of international disarmament instruments, inter alia: – UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects – International Tracing Instrument – Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development – Arms Trade Treaty – Gender-related resolutions (UNSCR 1325; A/RES/65/69) – WMD non-proliferation resolutions and conventions (UNSCR 1540); Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention; Chemical Weapons Convention Disarmament and non-proliferation courses for diplomats and defence sector personnel Promotion of regional dialogues on disarmament, non-proliferation and public security matters Legal support for reinforced implementation of UNSCR 1540
CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES • •
Guidance in the elaboration of Defence White Papers Promotion of standardized methodologies in the comparison of military expenditures
Subregional Assistance Packages Andean Region
– Enhancing Public Security through Crime Prevention and Firearms Control
The Caribbean
Central America
– Preventing Armed Violence through the Combat of Illicit Trafficking in Firearms
DONOR COUNTRIES July 2014
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Centre for Peace, ional Dis g e R
UNLIREC
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– Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives Assistance Package – Strengthening implementation of UNSCR 1540
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Centre for Peace, ional Dis g e R
UNLIREC
mericaand the Car atinA i inL
ndDe menta velopmen ra ma t
UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean ...Strengthening Peace and Security through Disarmament
UN
The UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) forms part of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). UNLIREC was created by the General Assembly in 1986 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru. UNLIREC, as the sole UN regional entity mandated to address disarmament and non-proliferation issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, assists Member States in their implementation of their obligations found in international disarmament instruments by strengthening their capacity and providing technical and substantive guidance and assistance to achieve sustainable peace and security.
As disarmament advances, the world advances United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Mandate UNLIREC provides disarmament expertise to countries in the region through capacity-building, outreach and advocacy, and technical assistance. UNLIREC operates in close partnership with regional and subregional organizations, as well as civil society organizations and other United Nations entities.
Major Achievements UNLIREC Av. Pérez Araníbar 750 Magdalena del Mar Lima, Peru Tel: +51.1.6259000 email: [email protected]
• UNLIREC´s Inter-Institutional Training Course on Combating Illicit Firearms Trafficking selected as regional best practice for firearms control • Over 3,500 law enforcement officials trained on combating illicit firearms trafficking • Most extensive in-house disarmament and public security expert team in the region • Over 100 disarmament conferences and high-level meetings undertaken • Support in the destruction of 550,000 firearms and 700,000 rounds of ammunition
PUBLIC SECURITY • • • • • • •
Law enforcement training to combat illicit firearms trafficking Weapons and ammunition stockpile management and destruction training and assistance Integration of arms control measures into public security and armed violence reduction frameworks Specialized training for judges and prosecutors on combating impunity in illicit firearms trafficking cases Technical support for national firearms policy coordination mechanisms Legal assistance for firearms, ammunition and explosives normative frameworks Specialized courses on crime scene management, forensic ballistics and armoury management
DISARMAMENT ADVOCACY •
• • •
Promotion and implementation of international disarmament instruments, inter alia: – UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects – International Tracing Instrument – Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development – Arms Trade Treaty – Gender-related resolutions (UNSCR 1325; A/RES/65/69) – WMD non-proliferation resolutions and conventions (UNSCR 1540); Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention; Chemical Weapons Convention Disarmament and non-proliferation courses for diplomats and defence sector personnel Promotion of regional dialogues on disarmament, non-proliferation and public security matters Legal support for reinforced implementation of UNSCR 1540
CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES • •
Guidance in the elaboration of Defence White Papers Promotion of standardized methodologies in the comparison of military expenditures
Subregional Assistance Packages Andean Region
– Enhancing Public Security through Crime Prevention and Firearms Control
The Caribbean
Central America
– Preventing Armed Violence through the Combat of Illicit Trafficking in Firearms
DONOR COUNTRIES July 2014
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Centre for Peace, ional Dis g e R
UNLIREC
mericaand the Car atinA i inL
tandDevelopm amen ent arm
– Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives Assistance Package – Strengthening implementation of UNSCR 1540
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