UNLIREC carries out double cast training in Guyana

10/07/2017
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13/07/2017
Activity description

In the framework of UNLIREC's Caribbean Operational Ballistics Assistance Package, UNLIREC, with funding from Canada and the USA, conducted a training from 10 - 13 July 2017 in Guyana. Experts included firearm examiners from the Guyana Police Force and Scientific Officers from the Guyana Forensic Laboratory, based on INTERPOL's Double Casting methodology. Equipment used in the training as well as consumables to conduct practical double casting of projectiles were handed over to the Government of Guyana.

Project description

UNLIREC's Operational Forensic Ballistics Assistance Package aims to support Caribbean governments in their efforts to combat illicit trafficking in firearms and ammunition and the resulting impact on armed violence through: (i) strengthening national capacities on operational forensic ballistics; (ii) the establishment of sound national operational forensic ballistics systems; and (iii) establishing effective information management and sharing of forensic ballistics information within governments, regionally within the Caribbean and internationally via INTERPOL. The project's overall goal is to reduce armed violence and impunity by strengthening the national and regional capabilities of the law enforcement communities.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Ammunition
Enforcement
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Tracing
Partners
Guyana
Implementers
ARQUEBUS Solutions Ltd.
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)
Donors
Canada
USA
Contact Details

United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Address: Av.
Jorge Chávez 275, piso 3, Miraflores Lima, Perú
Telephones: (+51 1) 625-9114, (+51 1) 625-9100
Email:information@unlirec.org
Website: http://unlirec.screativa.com/en/