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Caribbean & Central America - April 2011 (ISSN 1741-4458)

REGION: Crime's knock-on effect on health and education

It seems that every time a high-ranking US official visits the region and talks to local leaders about their security concerns, the US ends up promising more funds to assist the isthmus, or a specific nation, in its plight against narco-trafficking and increasing violence. President Barack Obama is no exception (see pages 8-9). However, a detailed analysis of what is promised versus what is delivered reveals that the US doesn't necessarily put its wallet where its mouth is, or at least not with the expediency that Central American nations wish it did. As a result, the region's governments are footing a rising security bill that severely undermines progress in other crucial areas such as healthcare and education, further increasing the exposure of an already at-risk population.

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