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Hemispheric Plan of Action to Guide the Design of Public Policies to Prevent and Reduce Intentional Homicide

  • 16 October 2018
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Hemispheric Plan of Action to Guide the Design of Public Policies to Prevent and Reduce Intentional Homicide

A roadmap for the OAS General Secretariat to guide it in its work to support and assist member states in their efforts to prevent and reduce the levels of intentional homicide.

Pathways for Peace

Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict

  • 30 May 2018
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Pathways for Peace
The resurgence of violent conflict in recent years has caused immense human suffering, at enormous social and economic cost. Violent conflicts today have become complex and protracted, involving more non-state groups and regional and international actors, often linked to global challenges from climate change to transnational organized crime. It is increasingly recognized as an obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Declaración sobre el Femicidio

  • 29 January 2018
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Declaración sobre el Femicidio

Declaración sobre el Femicidio 

Aprobada en la Cuarta Reunión del Comité de Expertas/os
(CEVI), celebrada el 15 de agosto de 2008
MECANISMO DE SEGUIMIENTO
CONVENCIÓN BELÉM DO PARÁ (MESECVI)
COMITÉ DE EXPERTAS/OS VIOLENCIA (CEVI)


13–15 de agosto de 2008
Washington, D.C.

States of Fragility 2016 - Understanding Violence

  • 15 February 2017
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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States of Fragility 2016 - Understanding Violence
The world is getting more violent, and violence is occurring in surprising places. Over the past 15 years, 3.34 billion people, or almost half of the world’s population, have been affected by violence. The number of violent conflicts is decreasing, but conflicts are killing more people.

Making Cities Safer: Citizen Security Innovations from Latin America

  • 9 February 2017
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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Making Cities Safer: Citizen Security Innovations from Latin America
Cities are where the policy and practice of citizen security are determined. Although national and subnational strategies are essential to scaling-up crime prevention, cities are where they are put into practice. Because of the way they bring opportunities and risks into focus, cities are natural laboratories of policy innovation to prevent and reduce violence. Some of the most remarkable progress in homicide reduction, crime prevention and public safety in recent decades has occurred in large and medium-sized cities, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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