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Central America to get millions to combat organised crime

by Ray Clancy on July 1, 2011

World Bank to fund anti-crime drive

The World Bank has unveiled a billion dollar campaign to support security measures in Central America, as the United States and Inter-American Development Bank upped their funding in the region as well.

The new funds come amid an upsurge in drug related killings in Central America, a region the United Nations says is now the world’s most violent area outside of war zones. [click to continue…]

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