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Weekly Report - 4 January 2005
GUATEMALA: UN pulls out, three major tasks unfinished
The UN mission in Guatemala, Minugua, has closed shop after 10 years in the country, leaving behind three major tasks unfulfilled: the achievement of public security (undermined by organised crime), judicial reform and overcoming racial discrimination against the indigenous communities that make up 42% of the population.
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