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African Amnesty Month: Djibouti launches activities to ‘Silence the Guns’
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) took part in the launch of the African Amnesty Month (AAM) in Djibouti from 29th to 31st October, along with the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), which also represented the African Union. During the three-day mission, several activities were held to raise awareness about the fight against the illicit trade and use of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). These included planting trees at Camp Lemonnier;a march from Camp Lemonnier to the National police shooting range; the…
UNLIREC strengthens the capacity of women in El Salvador to combat illicit arms trafficking
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UNLIREC and Trinidad and Tobago train Caribbean armourers on stockpile management of small arms and light weapons
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Prominent Lawyers Debate Whether Existing International Law Prohibits Nuclear Weapons
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First Committee Side Event Calls for Humanitarian Initiative to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons
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UNLIREC assists Suriname to strengthen capacity in combatting illicit firearms trafficking
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Deflating the icon – Illustrious panel talks dreadnoughts, chariots, strengthening nuclear nonproliferation
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Cyber Threats: Information as a Weapon?
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“Hope for a future world without nuclear weapons” – Twenty years ago, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine renounced their nuclear arsenals
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High Representative Kane receives delegation from the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo)
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