UNIDIR Delivers 2nd ISACS Assessment Tool Training in Latin America

19/08/2014
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20/08/2014
Activity description

The purpose of this activity, implemented by UNIDIR in cooperation with UNLIREC, was to carry out the second regional training-of-trainers workshop on the ISACS Assessment Tool in Lima, Peru. By the end of the workshop, thirteen staff members from UNLIREC, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Colombia were trained on how to use the ISACS Assessment Tool and how to train others in its use. The workshop focused on using the ISACS Assessment Tool to guide operational work on small arms control in the Latin American region in areas such physical security & stockpile management, marking & record keeping, and border controls & law enforcement cooperation.

Project description

The Regional Training-of-Trainers Workshop Programme aims to strengthen national and regional capacities to facilitate the application of the International Arms Control Standards (ISACS).

Type of Activity
Technical material or financial assistance
Focus of Activity
Ammunition
International instruments
Inventory and stockpile management
Record-keeping
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Partners
Organization of American States (OAS)
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)
Implementers
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Contact Details

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Address: Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (0)22 917 31 86/15 83
Fax: +41 (0)22 917 01 76
Email: unidir@unog.ch
Website: http://www.unidir.org