UN and OAS to Assist Honduras in Political Crisis [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

UN and OAS to Assist Honduras in Political Crisis



Protesters demand the resignation of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in
Tegucigalpa, on May 29, 2015. | Photo: AFP

Published 30 June 2015 (20 hours 54 minutes ago)

The United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS) will assist the government of Honduras in the implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption, in order to reinforce the national dialogue in the violence-hit Central American nation.

The announcement was made in Washington on Monday and follows a request made by Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the UN amid a series of anti-government protests that have been staged by tens of thousands of Hondurans across the country in recent days. The main demand of demonstrators is the resignation of the president.

"The dialogue will involve all sectors of Honduran society, it aims to strengthen democratic institutions and comprehensively combat impunity and corruption," the OAS said in an official statement. It also announced that its representatives in the country along with a special commission will work jointly with national authorities to weather the crisis.

"The dialogue will involve all sectors of Honduran society, it aims to strengthen democratic institutions and comprehensively combat impunity and corruption." The OAS said in an official statement and announced that its representatives in the country along with an especial commission will work jointly with national authorities to weather the crisis.

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