International Development Grant

Implementation of Confidence Building Measures between Belize and Guatemala

Project Number: CA-3-D004615001

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Belize 50.00%
Guatemala 50.00%

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:

Civilian peace-building conflict prevention and resolution 100%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Budget Breakdown
2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31 $364,173 CAD
Geographic Information
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Reference ID: 2017200147