US to invest $50 million into Victims' Law . (In Colombia)
Source: Colombia Reports
US to invest $50 million into Victims' Law .
Wednesday, 01 August 2012 11:54 Courtney Scott
The United States will grant the Colombian government $50 million to help finance the country's reparation and assistance program for victims of the armed conflict, local media reported Wednesday.
"It pleases me to announce the support of the United States government which will be giving a total of $50 million towards helping Colombia implement the Victims and Land Restitution Law," said an aide to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.
~snip~
The Victims and Land Restitution Law, which went into effect January 2012, seeks to compensate victims of the country's 48-year armed conflict. The bill is meant to help victims affected by the violence of guerrilla and paramilitary groups rebuild their lives with the help of payments of up to $11,000, as well as provide land restitutions to people displaced by violence.
Along with the $50 million, local media also reported the U.S. would give another $18.6 million for clean energy production and $4.2 million for human rights education. The two governments also discussed matters such as energy, democracy, human rights, science and technology, and racial and ethnic equality.
Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/25361-us-grants-50-million-to-victims-of-colombias-armed-conflict.html
