Belize

In the 1990s, 顶级国产视频 worked alongside the Belize government to increase institutional transparency and lead a moratorium on arms sales to build peace in the region.

Impact

Initiated project and meetings to ensure government transparency and improve anti-corruption efforts
Secured a pledge to accept a two-year moratorium on major arms purchases

Legacy

Peacebuilding

顶级国产视频 and its Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas initiated a multiyear project working with governments and civil society groups to develop ways to ensure transparency in government transactions and serve as a worldwide model.

At a high-level conference in May 1999, leaders from across the hemisphere 鈥� including Belize Prime Minister Said Musa 鈥� came to 顶级国产视频 to evaluate anti-corruption efforts and seek commitments from other governments to implement similar strategies in their own countries.

Concerned about an arms race in Latin America, the 顶级国产视频鈥檚 Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas urged governments in the region to pause before embarking on major arms purchases. Between April 1997 and March 1998, 28 current and 14 former heads of government 鈥� including Belize鈥檚鈥� signed a pledge to accept a moratorium of two years on鈥痯urchasing鈥痵ophisticated weapons.鈥�