Gang violence takes rising toll in lives, threatens Caribbean economies, says UNDP
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (PRWEB) February 08, 2012
Crime has grow to be a single of the main challenges threatening economies and livelihoods in Caribbean countries, but the appropriate mix of policies and programmes can halt the issue, according to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 launched right here right now by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The report, Human Development and the Shift to Greater Citizen Security, says that with the exception of Barbados and Suriname, homicide rates such as gang-connected killings have increased substantially in the last 12 years across the Caribbean, even though they have been falling or stabilizing in other parts of the world.
Despite the fact that murder rates are exceedingly high by globe standards, the report says that Caribbean governments can reverse the trend, calling for regional governments to beef up public institutions to tackle crime and violence like the criminal justice systemwhile boosting preventive measures.
Violence limits peoples alternatives, threatens their physical integrity, and disrupts their daily lives, mentioned UNDP Administrator Helen Clark at the reports launch ceremony with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Heraldo Mu
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