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Author:

Ford, Jess T.

Title:

Status of funds for the M©♭rida Initiative [electronic resource] / [Jess T. Ford].

Format:

[electronic resource] /

Publisher:

U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

1 online resource (29 p.) : col. ill., col. map.

Subject:

Drug control--Mexico--Finance.
Drug traffic--Mexico--Prevention.
Economic assistance, American--Mexico.
Border security--United States.
Transnational crime--Mexican-American Border Region--Prevention.
United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.
Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.

Other Authors:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Notes:

Title from p.1 screen (GAO, viewed Dec. 6, 2009). "December 3, 2009." Violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated in recent years because of drug trafficking and related organized crime activities, with over 12,000 fatalities since 2006. At the same time, gang activity in Central America has increased, further fueling the violence within the region. In an effort to confront the challenges posed by criminal violence, in October 2007, the United States and Mexico announced the M©♭rida Initiative, a $1.4 billion counternarcotics and anticrime assistance package for countries in the region. The M©♭rida Initiative brings a shift in both scale and scope to U.S. assistance to the region, particularly Mexico. Similarly, collaboration between the United States and Mexico has intensified, providing an unprecedented opportunity to address the mutual threat of drug trafficking and organized crime affecting the region. In response to your concerns regarding the pace of assistance, we are providing information on the status of funding provided under the M©♭rida Initiative as of September 30, 2009. Specifically, we describe how much has been appropriated, obligated, and expended. We also identify factors affecting the delivery of major equipment, services, and training; and we provide a timeline of key events related to the initiative. On the basis of your request, we are also conducting a more comprehensive programmatic review of the M©♭rida Initiative to be completed in the summer of 2010. Includes bibliographical references. "GAO-10-253R."

OCLC:

(OCoLC)474391189

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)