Mexico: Conflict prevention, development of agreements and peace building for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Chiapas State
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $6,500,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
- Training plan to strengthen the capacities of more than 100 judges and agents of the Public Prosecutor's Office in the procurement, delivery, and administration of justice.
- Draft of the Chiapas State Government's law on internal displacement.
- Improvement in the reception of the displaced population and assessment of productive projects in Yixthié and San Rafael.
Displaced persons in Chiapas are the forgotten victims of the conflict between Zapatism and the Mexican State. The aim of the programme is to strengthen capacities for reducing conflict and tension in Chiapas, by implementing the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations and thus benefiting 24 communities with internally displaced persons.
An integral process is proposed, which involves strengthening the criminal justice system and a culture of peace and local human development in the following regions of Chiapas: Altos, Norte and Selva. The programme has three areas: 1) Promoting public policies for strengthening the rule of law and the MDGs, using three indicators systems; 2) Institutional development of the criminal justice and penal systems and general security, based on local analyses; and 3) Strengthening local and state capacities for the reduction and non-violent resolution of conflicts and the construction of a culture of peace.