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Security
Sector Reform: Workshops in Colombia
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Phase 1.
Increasing Awareness and Training (March-December 2004)
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This phase made use of USAID
funding in the amount of US$81,260.
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Activities
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Objective
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Attendance
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The First National Seminar of
Governors and Department Commanders, March 2004 (Primer Seminario
Nacional de Gobernadores y Comandantes de Departamento)
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Oriented around explaining to
the authorities the importance mof including themes of coexistence
and citizen security in departmental development plans.
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28 governors and 32 departmental
police commanders.
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The First Series of Departmental
Forums, April - May (Primera Serie de Foros Departamentales)
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8 regional workshops were held,
where tools for local administration of coexistence and citizen
security policies were explained.
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385 mayors, 123 secretaries of
government and 220 municipal council presidents.
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National training to Secretaries
of Government, Departmental Operative Commanders, Operative
Commanders, and Department Management Heads (June)
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Training in planning for coexistance
and citizen security
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32 secretaries of government,
32 operative commanders and 32 management heads.
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Departmental Forums (June – November)
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For the creation of local plans
of coexistence and citizen security.
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802 municipal mayors, 316 secretaries
of government, 1,107 police commanders, 703 council presidents,
236 special invitees
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Phase 2. Partnership in the formulation
of Integral Security Plans (Planes Integrales de Seguridad),
January – December, 2005.
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In this phase, there was financial
support from USAID in the amount of US $115,962 for the national
component. There was additional OIM/ USAID support in the amount
of US$247,797 for intensive DMS programs in municipalities in
demobilization zones (Monteria, Cucuta y Area Metropolitana,
Buenaventura, Apartado, Chigorodo, Carepa y Turbo).
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Activities
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Objective
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Attendance
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Second National Forum of Governors,
Mayors of Capital Cities and Police Commanders (January 2005)
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28 governors, 25 mayors and 32
Department commandants.
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Second Series of Departmental
Forums (March-May)
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Work together to create integral
coexistence and citizen security plans for 2005 and part of
2006.
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Training conference directed
at the 20 local mayors and the 19 police Commandants, as well
as the Commandants of special services of the MEBOG
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Training to mayors and police
Commandants of Bogota in coordination with the administration
of the “Comando de la Policía Metropolitana”
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68 participants
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Second Series of Regional Forums
(September), 8 in total
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Strengthen the eight “Regiones
de Policía” as the units responsible for the design, implementation,
and evaluation of macro lines of action in security and public
order, in cooperation with the governors and other security
and justice agencies of the state.
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96%
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