MEXICO CONTRIBUTES FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN CICIG
Mexico reiterates its political support for the Commission's work.

Guatemala, March 29, 2012. The Government of Mexico, through the Ambassador of Mexico to Guatemala, Eduardo Ibarrola Nicolín, and the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), signed an Agreement whereby Mexico will contribute USD 50,000.00 to strengthen CICIG.

It is worth acknowledging that Mexico's contribution is a clear showing of its political support for the Commission. Mexico reaffirmed its commitment to regional security—especially the strengthening of security and justice institutions in Guatemala—through international cooperation, as underlined by President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa on the numerous occasions he met with President Otto Pérez Molina.

In addition, CICIG Commissioner, Francisco Dall'Anese Ruiz, identified the fact that the work of the Commission is bearing fruit and, with the Commission's support, the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) has seen positive results in the area of criminal investigation and prosecution of high impact cases, both in relation to serious human rights violations committed during the armed domestic conflict and in cases of drug trafficking and electoral violence. There have also been signs of improved coordination between the MP, the Ministry of the Interior and the National Civil Police. “The United Nations High Commissioner for the Human Rights, Navi Pillay, recently visited us and allow me to remind you today of her message on such issues in which she said: “it is possible to overcome present and past impunity, as demonstrated by the advances made through the effective coordination between the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) and the Ministry of the Interior, and the support of CICIG,” stated Dall'Anese.

The Resident Coordinator of the Nations United System in Guatemala, René Mauricio Valdés, thanked Mexico for its contribution to the efforts to overcome impunity in Guatemala: “its solidarity speaks well of a neighboring country with a broad vision of the region's reality, and it shows its commitment to security—a key element in the development of the Mesoamerican people,” emphasized Valdés.