United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Mandate and functions

UNLIREC's mandate is to provide, upon request, substantive support to states in Latin America and the Caribbean for the implementation of measures for peace and security, and for the promotion of economic and social development.

Its principal functions include:

• Assisting states in implementing international instruments and commitments on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.
• Providing legal, policy and technical assistance (such as for firearms and ammunition management, marking/tracing, stockpile safety, destruction).
• Capacity building training of justice, security and law enforcement officials in areas such as illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons, and gender perspectives in arms control.
• Engaging youth, women, civil society, and integrating gender perspectives into disarmament and arms-control programs.

Regional coverage

The centre supports 33 member states in the Americas.

Member states include:

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Dominica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Suriname
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela