The general secretary of the Central American Integration System (SICA) was on Monday in Madrid for a day in which the seven countries of the region that are such a coordination body (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize ) met with the so-called Group of Friends that will support a major conference on security in Central America in July.
There are 13 countries among which are Spain, USA, Italy, Israel, Mexico and Colombia and the SICA Monday in Madrid won support for his plan of action that will coordinate security policies, especially against drug trafficking, one of the most violent regions of the planet. That political support should translate into a financial outlay that SICA rejects quantify, but is vital for a region that, as John Daniel German (León, Nicaragua, 1956) "is draining resources and health education to combat drug trafficking ".
Question. What has been negotiated in Madrid? Response. First, the Central American integration process, led by SRI, has a purpose of generating a large citizens' movement against violence, organized crime and drug trafficking. It is obvious that Central had to react and we're reacting.
To this end countries have generated unprecedented effort. States are allocating resources and combating the different forms of violence in the region with its own means, in many cases, draining resources from health and education and housing. In Central America, which is not a drug producer nor a large consumer of drugs, but is between two areas where they are produced and consumed, we enter into a security strategy to combat these scourges.
Resources are not strictly monetary, but also good practice or technology. In a conference that we will do in Guatemala City on 22 and 23 July, we want to sensitize the international community and gain political support. Drug trafficking is a very large animal. Countries are determined to combat the various forms of violence, starting with youth violence, domestic violence, trafficking, children.
P. What are the main routes they intend to take action? R. There are four main themes in the strategy. The first is the suppression of unlawful acts. The second is prevention, this involves training and citizen complaints, create a favorable climate against crime. The third is the rehabilitation and strengthening prison, which requires construction of schools.
The fourth pillar is the institutional strengthening, prosecutors, police. P. How much money is for this and where it comes from? R. We understand that this must be done from the beginning of shared responsibility. We are looking for political support from the international community. We have a plan of action that have made all countries with which we migrated from national to regional, harmonizing national interests.
We plan costs and priorities. But to talk about specific numbers yet we can not and does not concern us, because this is an effort that ranges from the political support to the countries that we can donate money-support. I do not want to marry a count. We are looking for political support.
P. What are finding that support? R. Yes we are getting very clear signals from the international community to become stewards of this reality and sensitivity are very important finding which we hope will materialize. P. What is the security model of Central America? Is Mexico? R. No. It is the Central American Democratic Security Model.
We made our own exercise, we assessed our own goals and not the Mexican style, or Colombian, or Sicily, or New York. P. "Central America is the most violent region in the world? How serious is the situation? R. It is clear that one can speak of a violent region. Nobody can say we're the most violent, but we have serious problems revealed by the figures.
Several of our countries are well above the average global homicide. But we're improving. The allocation of resources will bear fruit. P. "The main problem is a land of step? R. Unfortunately, we are. The drug trade is no longer paying with cash but in kind drug. This is a big problem. Are altering our economic system as far laundering money in politics, with Drug Trafficking in the game, and socially, because we put ourselves dead.
This contributes an illegal arms trafficking very large increasingly violent societies. P. What are partly to blame their own states? R. Obviously, to the extent that successful countries like Mexico and Colombia, Central America affects us. Central America is working. We are investing over 3% of GDP in safety.
Too high a figure that generates a vicious circle. A more insecure, less state capacity and greater demand of citizens to arm themselves or hire private security services. P. "Central America is asking you to pay for security? R. No. Central America are being asked to contribute to the effort.
Because we're doing our thing.
There are 13 countries among which are Spain, USA, Italy, Israel, Mexico and Colombia and the SICA Monday in Madrid won support for his plan of action that will coordinate security policies, especially against drug trafficking, one of the most violent regions of the planet. That political support should translate into a financial outlay that SICA rejects quantify, but is vital for a region that, as John Daniel German (León, Nicaragua, 1956) "is draining resources and health education to combat drug trafficking ".
Question. What has been negotiated in Madrid? Response. First, the Central American integration process, led by SRI, has a purpose of generating a large citizens' movement against violence, organized crime and drug trafficking. It is obvious that Central had to react and we're reacting.
To this end countries have generated unprecedented effort. States are allocating resources and combating the different forms of violence in the region with its own means, in many cases, draining resources from health and education and housing. In Central America, which is not a drug producer nor a large consumer of drugs, but is between two areas where they are produced and consumed, we enter into a security strategy to combat these scourges.
Resources are not strictly monetary, but also good practice or technology. In a conference that we will do in Guatemala City on 22 and 23 July, we want to sensitize the international community and gain political support. Drug trafficking is a very large animal. Countries are determined to combat the various forms of violence, starting with youth violence, domestic violence, trafficking, children.
P. What are the main routes they intend to take action? R. There are four main themes in the strategy. The first is the suppression of unlawful acts. The second is prevention, this involves training and citizen complaints, create a favorable climate against crime. The third is the rehabilitation and strengthening prison, which requires construction of schools.
The fourth pillar is the institutional strengthening, prosecutors, police. P. How much money is for this and where it comes from? R. We understand that this must be done from the beginning of shared responsibility. We are looking for political support from the international community. We have a plan of action that have made all countries with which we migrated from national to regional, harmonizing national interests.
We plan costs and priorities. But to talk about specific numbers yet we can not and does not concern us, because this is an effort that ranges from the political support to the countries that we can donate money-support. I do not want to marry a count. We are looking for political support.
P. What are finding that support? R. Yes we are getting very clear signals from the international community to become stewards of this reality and sensitivity are very important finding which we hope will materialize. P. What is the security model of Central America? Is Mexico? R. No. It is the Central American Democratic Security Model.
We made our own exercise, we assessed our own goals and not the Mexican style, or Colombian, or Sicily, or New York. P. "Central America is the most violent region in the world? How serious is the situation? R. It is clear that one can speak of a violent region. Nobody can say we're the most violent, but we have serious problems revealed by the figures.
Several of our countries are well above the average global homicide. But we're improving. The allocation of resources will bear fruit. P. "The main problem is a land of step? R. Unfortunately, we are. The drug trade is no longer paying with cash but in kind drug. This is a big problem. Are altering our economic system as far laundering money in politics, with Drug Trafficking in the game, and socially, because we put ourselves dead.
This contributes an illegal arms trafficking very large increasingly violent societies. P. What are partly to blame their own states? R. Obviously, to the extent that successful countries like Mexico and Colombia, Central America affects us. Central America is working. We are investing over 3% of GDP in safety.
Too high a figure that generates a vicious circle. A more insecure, less state capacity and greater demand of citizens to arm themselves or hire private security services. P. "Central America is asking you to pay for security? R. No. Central America are being asked to contribute to the effort.
Because we're doing our thing.
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