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Guatemalan Closing Indigenous Gap
Guatemala - The
Guatemalan government is working to close
the gap of marginalizalition the country has
generated for indigenous peoples, affirmed
vice president Rafael Espada. The ad interim
president Espada opened the 32nd Meeting of
the Direction Council of the Fund for
Development of the Indigenous People in
Latin America and the Caribbean.
He referred to the social programs that aim
to cover the necessities of the poorest
communities, which are also autochthonous.
The forum gathers representatives of
different Latin American and Caribbean
ethnic groups, who prepare proposals of
political inclusion and list their demands
to their respective governments.
Meeting at the Flags Salon of the National
Culture Palace, the delegates are debating
and coordinating the defense of their rights
and interests, and participate in the
preparation of plans, programs and projects
in the region.
To make effective development with identity,
active participation is necessary of all
those who work in favor of the original
peoples, he said.
Created in 1992, this Fund is the only
multilateral institution of international
cooperation specialized in promotion of self
development and recognition of the rights of
native communities, according to sources
consulted.
Member nations are Argentina, Belize,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, as
well as three extra-regional countries:
Belgium, Spain and Portugal. |
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