UNLIREC and Peru join forces to improve small arms control

01/01/2013
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31/12/2016
Activity description

UNLIREC, in close collaboration with the National Regulatory Entity for Security Services, Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives for Civil Use (SUCAMEC) of Peru, has implemented a series of activities between 2013 and 2016 aimed at strengthening small arms control measures as follows: (i) a workshop on the wide spectrum of small arms control and armed violence reduction measures (50 government officials trained); (ii) two firearms destruction process (a total of 3,013 firearms were destroyed in 2013, and 8,701 in 2016); (iii) an international seminar on ‘the role of local governments in armed violence reduction measures; (iv) two workshops on best practices and international standards on stockpile management (56 SUCAMEC representatives trained); and (v) three assessments of SUCAMEC stockpile facilities to assess IATGs and ISACS compliance and present recommendations. In addition, UNLIREC has been invited to participate in different national and international fora on small arms control held in Peru.

Project description

UNLIREC wide assistance to SUCAMEC as the national entity responsible for small arms control in Peru aims at strengthening national capacities to integrate the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) and the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATGs) as cross-cutting issues within small arms control measures and initiatives. The focus of this assistance is also to support Peru's efforts to implement the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UN 2001 PoA).

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Ammunition
Destruction
Diversion
International instruments
Inventory and stockpile management
Marking
Record-keeping
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Tracing
Partners
Peru
Implementers
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)
Donors
Spain
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
Contact Details

United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Address: Complejo Javier Pérez de Cuellar Av. Pérez Aranibar 750 Magdalena del Mar – Lima 17, Perú
Phone: +51 1 6259114
Fax: +51 1 6259100
Email: information@unlirec.org
Website: http://unlirec.org/