Firearms In Latin American and Caribbean Schools: Approaches, Challenges and Responses

This study was designed with the purpose of promoting a comprehensive and necessary dialogue on the challenge posed by addressing the presence and use of firearms in Latin American and Caribbean schools, considering the repeated incidences of firearms detection, possession, and use at schools over the last decade. The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) appreciates the support received from various governments, international bodies, civil society organisations, and academia, which provided the necessary information for the development of this study. This initiative forms part of a project on firearms in Latin American and Caribbean schools, which is made possible thanks to the financial support from the Government of Sweden. UNRILEC appreciates its generous contribution and support to different arms control initiatives over the years.