• 30 November 2017

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    Category : Opinion

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    Bridging the gap so that nobody gets left behind

    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

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    Category : Interview

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    “FIIAPP has been a solid and trustworthy travelling companion”

    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 Simancas

    Guaranteeing 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...

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  • 16 November 2017

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    Category : Reportage

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    EL PAcCTO and the fight against organised crime

    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...

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  • 27 October 2017

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    Category : Interview

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    FIIAPP expatriates: Santiago Santos Benitez

    “The city of La Paz is about 3,600 metres above sea level, which is an initial handicap for the adaptation process.”

    Santiago Santos during one of the project’s activities in Bolivia

    We turn our attention to fieldwork and look at Bolivia through the eyes of Santiago Santos Benitez, the technical coordinator of the project European support...

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