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The Economic Costs of Violence in the Northern Central American Countries
15 November, 2022
Violence and crime negatively impact human development. Robberies and thefts, physical, sexual or psychological violence against women, and certainly homicide, disrupt life in society, deteriorate peaceful coexistence and undermine people’s capabilities, choices
and freedoms.
Insecurity is also the source of significant financial costs that reduce public spending by State institutions and increase private expenditures by citizens, who are concerned about ensuring their security. Moreover, insecurity causes irreparable costs to people’s lives and physical integrity. This report aims to quantify the economic costs that violence generates in the countries of northern Central America. El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
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7 December, 2022
INFOSEGURA: An innovative proposal to improve the quality of citizen security information in Central America and Dominican Republic
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18 September, 2020
Analysis of the Situation of Violence and Citizen Security, 1st Semester 2020
In this document, UNDP InfoSegura, along with the governmental institutions charged with citizen security in their respective countries, are now focusing on…
30 May, 2020
Analysis of the state of the violence and citizen security first quarter 2020
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