The secretary of the Interior, Rose ice Rodríguezpresented the results of the campaign “Yes to disarmament, yes to peace” with which the federal government promotes voluntary and anonymous delivery of weapons in exchange for cash as part of its commitment to peace.
During the “People Conference” headed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, it was reported that they have achieved destroy more than 1,500 weapons During the voluntary disarmament campaign.
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In this sense, the official presented a balance of the program of Attention to the causes that generate violence, A strategy that seeks to mitigate the effects of insecurity from a preventive approach.
RESULTS OF THE STRATEGY “Yes to disarmament, yes to peace”
Rosa Icela Rodríguez said that, of the total destroyed weapons, thousand 17 were short, 405 long and 128 grenades. They also highlight 40 semi-automatic rifles-as AR-15, AK-47, M-16 and G3— and 12.
He assured that the campaign has operated in seven entities With the logistics support of the National Defense Secretariat (Defense) and the moral accompaniment of the Catholic Church.
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Among these cases, the Tijuana, in Baja Californiawhere the authorities managed to collect 97 short weapons, 70 long, two grenades, more than 9 thousand cartridges and 5,000 detonating capsules, in addition to 22 high -power rifles.
But beyond disarmament, the secretary stressed the social dimension of the plan. Through more than 1,700 days for peaceThe Government claims to have lent a million 300 thousand direct attention. These include from general health services, medical exams and vaccination, to legal advice, guidance against addictions and mental health workshops.
war toys exchange
He also stressed that girls and boys have been invited to exchange war toys for educational materials. Until now, more than 3,600 articles have been exchanged in these dynamics, which are part of the government account about the country’s pacification.
Rodríguez added that, as part of the institutional deployment, they have also taken IMSS procedures, ISSSTE and the Civil Registry to marginalized communities. In municipalities such as Tila and the Trinitarian, in Chiapas, vaccination services, dengue prevention, and delivery of official documents have been offered.
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These actions allow a reconstruction of the social fabric from the community. To do this, they have initiated the creation of Peace Committees in “Intervened” colonies And they continue with house -by -house visits to detect needs.
The figures correspond to the crusade of the Federal Government against structural violence Amid the violence that organized crime groups exercise in some regions of the country.
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