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UN Chief on peace mission

Guatemala: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in Guatemala Tuesday for a 48-hour visit aimed at reinforcing efforts to fight rampant violence and help heal wounds from a civil war that left 200,000 dead. Ban was greeted upon arrival by Foreign Minister Haroldo Rodas, and Wednesday will meet with Central American Presidents to discuss security in a region convulsed by drug violence and gang warfare.

The fight against drug cartels has been hampered by a scarcity of resources and corruption, but also political problems and disputes between countries. Ban will also head up a UN effort for "consolidation of peace" in Guatemala, an initiative that seeks to heal wounds 15 years after the end of its bloody 1960-1996 civil war. A UN report estimated that the war left 200,000 dead and missing, most of them victims of security forces.

An international group of donors in Guatemala, known as the group of 13, said Monday that Ban's visit is important to strengthen the fight against impunity and policies that exclude indigenous people.

AFP

 

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