At last weeks international conference convened to support central america s regional security strategy, held in guatemala city, all the talk was about the coresponsibility of drugconsuming. Paul cook ca08, chairman of the house foreign affairs committees subcommittee on the western hemisphere, hosted a committee event with members of congress and ambassadors of the central american integration system sica to discuss regional integration efforts. Central america has several supranational institutions, such as the central american parliament, the central american bank for economic integration and the central american common market. Sica member countries analyze central american integration. Pahowho pan american health organization world health. Sica includes seven central america nations and the dominican republic, which is part of the caribbean. Sica countries evaluate advancements in the central american security. Belize hosted the meeting of directors of cooperation of the central american integration system sica wednesday, august 29, 2018 belize hosted the meeting of directors of cooperation of the central american integration system sica during its presidency pro tempore on. In this framework, it is direct contribution to the priorities of the central american security strategy and its youth violence prevention project. A security strategy for central america june 20, 2011. Belize hosted the meeting of directors of cooperation of the central american integration system sica wednesday, august 29, 2018 belize hosted the meeting of directors of cooperation of the central american integration system sica during its presidency pro tempore on 28 and 29 august 2018 in belize city. The central american security strategy, which seeks to combat violence in the region, will be launched in washington, d.
Central america has a security strategy ready to present to cooperating countries and organizations on 22 and 23 june in guatemala, the central american integration system sica announced. The central american integration system sica ohchr. The leaders also discussed deepening the cooperation between the programs of the oas and the central american security strategy so that they complement each other and to make the sica oas relationship a concrete reality with greater potential. The santo domingo project sica unodc mechanism is also aligned to support the central american security strategy esca, focusing on the development of anticrime projects within the framework of the esca. According to sica s salvadoran secretary general hugo martinez, the strategy involves 22 projects, eight. The central american security strategy was adopted by the central. The central american integration system shall provide the institutional framework for the regional integration of central america.
Sica 1 dialogue on security was held on july 1718, 2008 in guatemala city, guatemala. Regional food security and nutrition programme for central. Her trip to guatemala for the international conference of support for the central american integration system, or sica, follows a promise president obama made in march, to help our neighbors combat and prevent narcotics, arms trafficking, strengthen their border security, improve the. Sica adopted the code of conduct on arms transfer in 2005. Sica security commission thanks honduras president. The strategy contains key recommendations from a multistakeholder scenarios process conducted by the central american agricultural council in collaboration with the cgiar research program on climate change, agriculture and food security ccafs future scenarios project and the university for international cooperation. The coordinating evaluation and monitoring mechanism of the security strategy will remain in charge of general coordination. Reviewing citizen security cooperation in latin america jstor. Central america to integrate fight against organized crime. United nations economic commission for latin america and the caribbean. The central american security strategy marks the beginning of a new step in the efforts to consolidate central america as a secure region, in peace, liberty, democracy and development, so with this conviction, the strategy was adopted, committing to its implementation.
Central america continues advancing the implementation of. Sica evolved from the original organisation of central american states odeca initially begun in 1951 and central american. On june 2829, the leaders of the seven nations of central america and the dominican republic gathered for the 39th leaders summit of the central american integration system sica. Efforts in support of the central american citizen security partnership. Support in the formulation andor revision of a comprehensive citizen security policy for sica countries, ensuring linkages between this national policy with regional esca priorities. United states mexico central america security cooperation joint statement on the merida initiative. Sica countries evaluate advancements in the central american. Etienne, and the executive secretary of the council of ministers of health of central america and the dominican republic comisca, alejandro solis martinez, have signed an agreement to improve the health of countries in the central american integration system sica. Central america edges towards joint security strategy. Sica presents central american citizen security strategy to the international community at an event held at the idb the inter american development bank hosted the second meeting of the group of friends in support of the central american security strategy, which brought together delegates from multilateral agencies and donor countries as well as. The countries of the central american integration system sica hold today in san salvador their 46th meeting of heads of state and government in order to strengthen ties of cooperation. Fact sheet bureau of western hemisphere affairs washington, dc august 5, 2008 u.
Thats why im pleased to announce the united states will seek observer status in sica. One of the main proposals discussed during the summit so far includes a revised regional border security plan, which would update the technology at 18 separate. The climate smart agriculture strategy for the sica region. Guatemala cityon june 22nd and 23rd, the central american integration system sica will host delegates from member countries and representatives from cooperating countries to discuss a regional security strategy in light of growing levels of crime and violence. Central american regional security initiative war resisters league. The central america regional security initiative carsi responds to these threats and supplements the strategies and programs the nations of central america are implementing on their own and in. Joint press statement of support for the central american security. Regional leaders meet in guatemala to discuss central. Furthermore, other processes derived from the esca, such as the creation of the sica democratic security observatory and index. Sica presents central american citizen security strategy to the. On september 56, in tegucigalpa, honduras, the xxxvii regular meeting of the central american commission of migration directors ocam was held. Police forces in the region remain well behind in terms of strategic planning and. Carsi an integrated, collaborative regional security and rule of law program. Central american security strategy to be launched in.
Central american governments who have successes to share are also supporting their neighbors. They reaffirmed their support for the central american security strategy esca as the tool to address regional security in the framework of the management, coordination and information mechanism for regional cooperation. The united states has been active in the group of friends process, bolstering our bilateral engagement by ensuring that carsi and related u. The fundamental objective of the central american integration system is to bring about the integration of central america as a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development. At an event held at the idb the interamerican development bank hosted the second meeting of the group of friends in support of the central. As part of the central american integration system sica, the presanca ii seeks to contribute to the reduction of food and nutrition insecurity in the most vulnerable populations in central america, strengthening the integration system as part of a process that aims to build integrated policies on social, environmental and economic issues. Strategy for engagement in central america promotes the goal of an. Within the field of security and policing, one can highlight. The central american integration system sica is the institutional framework for regional integration in central america. And of course, sica will be crucial to coordinate this regional strategy.
The central american integration system sica was set up in 1991 as the revived institutional framework for regional integration in central america. Sica s general secretariat headquarters are located in the. At the 2015 summit of the americas in panama, president obama met with the leaders of central america integration system sica member states and the sica secretary general on april 10 to underscore the strong u. Security in central america is a concern for the many countries and regions outside of central america that are also affected directly or indirectly. Regional cooperation key for central american security.
Central america has security strategy ready to present in. Sica s bodies include a central american parliament, consultative committee, executive committee, central american court of justice, and the secretary general. Subsequently, belize joined afterwards as a full member. As an extraregional observer, the uk will continue to support the central american security strategy, managed by sica, in recognition of the security challenges faced by the region. Sica presents central american citizen security strategy. It was a great achievement and one longed for for many years by all central american countries, this was panamas accession to sieca, an organ of the central american integration system sica, said anabel gonzalez, costa rican foreign trade minister. To develop policies, programs, strategies and actions in order to prevent the. Central american regional security initiative carsi formerly meridia. Central americas climatesmart agriculture strategy. This challenge was assumed by the central american agricultural council cac, the body specialized in the agricultural sector at sica, which approved the climate smart agriculture strategy for the sica region. Chile, canada, and our european friends have stepped in with an even greater commitment. The inter american development bank idb and senior officials of the us department of state, the international community and the central american integration system sica discussed the progress of the regional security strategy that countries are developing and coordination mechanisms for the fight against insecurity in central america.
Cook hosts member event with ambassadors of the central. Promoting the rule of law and human security in central america 200912. President pro tempore of the system of central american integration, sica met in the city of tegucigalpa on march 6, 2012. Joint press statement of support for the central american security strategy. A new paradigm for security cooperation today president bush announced his request to fund a new security cooperation initiative with mexico and the countries of central america in order to combat the threats of drug. Two years later 2007 it adopted the central american security strategy that included, among other things, crime reduction, violence prevention, rehabilitation, and reintegration. The central american integration system sica will act as one of. Remarks at the central american security conference sica. All central american countries are members of sica the central american integration system. The central american security commission and the group of countries and multilateral organizations friends of the central america security strategy, met at the inter american development bank idb headquarters in washington, on february 16th 2012, under the sica pro tempore presidency currently held by the republic of honduras, in order to start the implementation of. United statessupported programs in mexico, central america, the caribbean. The dialogue consisted of one day of technical talks and one day of viceministerial consultations.
Central american integration system in central america. Extraregional observer of central american integration. The group is often maligned, and its recent presidential summit. Unlirec, one of the international organizations present at the international conference, expressed its support to sica s the general secretariat in achieving prompt and effective implementation of the strategy. Central american integration system sica small arms survey. In cooperation with interpol, establish a software for sh.
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