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

October 24, 2016 | Drafted by ADMIN
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A child and a man sell baked goods in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Rami Zayat

The UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) forms part of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and is headquartered in Lima, Peru. Since its creation by the General Assembly in 1986, UNLIREC has been strengthening the capacity of Member States to achieve sustainable peace and security through disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.