In preparation for the Third Review Conference on the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and light Weapons in All Its Aspects (RevCon3), UNLIREC organized a preparatory meeting on 28 February 2018 in Peru. The meeting received funding from UNODA and the European Union.  18 Latin American states attended the two-day discussions, which included deliberations on the key features of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in the region, as well as the strategies to counteract this phenomenon. Strategies to define the priorities for the upcoming RevCon3 were also discussed among the states. Discussions included the contributions of the President-designate of the RevCon3, Ambassador Jean-Claude Brunet, representatives of UNODA and the Small Arms Survey.