Local Governance
MIRPS Regional Technical Team
Participating cities
Leading cities
Belize
Belmopan, Benque Viejo del Carmen
Guatemala
Ciudad de Guatemala, San Benito, Esquipulas, Villanueva, Huehuetenango, Puerto Barrios, Livingston, Quetzaltenango
Honduras
Choloma, El Progreso, San Pedro Sula
Panama
San Miguelito, Chepo
Mexico
Tapachula, Palenque
Guatemala
Ciudad de Guatemala, San Benito
Advisory panel
2024 Objective
UNDP
UN Women
Promote the leadership of local governments and strengthen coordination with relevant institutions to facilitate the integration at the local level of displaced persons, with a focus on prevention of gender-based violence and promotion of mental health and psychosocial support programs for displaced populations.
2024 Products
Tools for local programs for the prevention and response of GBV.
Mapping of local services for displaced persons.
Tools for the implementation psychosocial support policies and programs.
Strategy for including refugees and people in need of protection through sport, recreational and cultural activities that favor this population’s mental health.