THE BLOG OF THE FIIAPP. Spanish cooperation
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07 December 2017
Category : Inf first person
If one thing characterises EUROsociAL+, it is seeking answers to the questions posed by Latin America
"When we had the answers, they changed the questions", said Pelayo Castro referring to a graffito discovered by the Ecuadorian poet Jorge Enrique Adoum and made universal by the Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti. This catch-phrase, quoted by the European Union Ambassador in Costa Rica at the
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30 November 2017
Category : Opinion
The Bridging the Gap project aims to contribute to the effective implementation of inclusive policies for people with disabilities in five middle and low income countries: Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Paraguay and Sudan
Albert Bock for European Disability and Development Week (EDDW)According to the World Report on Disability published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank (WB), disabled people make up 15% of the world population and 80% of these people live in developing countrie...
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23 November 2017
Category : Interview
Mariano Simancas, Chief Commissioner and Head of the International Cooperation Division with the National Police, tells us about the challenges, results and projects in this area that the force is working on, in collaboration with FIIAPP
AMERIPOL is one of the projects highlighted by SimancasGuaranteeing security is one of the most important challenges at the international level. What are, in your opinion, the most relevant issues or areas for the Police to address in relation to international cooperation?
Spain maintains its interest in fighting against all f... -
16 November 2017
Category : Reportage
The European Commission Programme aims to give technical assistance to countries to guarantee the safety of their citizens
In Latin America there are 23 homicides for every 100 thousand inhabitants. This figure is double the amount for Africa and five times the amount recorded in Asia. What's more, with only 9 per cent of the world's population, Latin America accounts for more than 30 per cent of the violent kil...