International Development Grant
Implementation of Confidence Building Measures between Belize and Guatemala
Project Number: CA-3-D004615001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $364,173.00
Start Date: March 31, 2017
End Date: October 31, 2017
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
This project aims to support Belize and Guatemala in their efforts to find a permanent solution to their territorial disagreement through the implementation and monitoring of confidence-building measures especially efforts to mediate between government authorities of both parties and foster positive community-to-community relations in the contested region.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved bilateral relationship between Belize and Guatemala; (2) increased acceptance of settling the territorial dispute in the International court of Justice (ICJ) and fixing the date of the referenda; and (3) increased effectiveness of communities and armed forces of Belize and Guatemala to reduce the number of violent incidents in the Adjacency Zone.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
OAS - Organization of American States
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs