By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The governments of El Salvador and the United States will revive the Peace Corps program in the Central ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSSAN SALVADOR - The governments of El Salvador and the United States will revive the Peace Corps program in the Central American country, after the U.S. agency concluded that security conditions have improved following a seven-year freeze blamed on deadly gang violence.
Peace Corps assignments going forward will focus on projects that support community economic development, education and youth, the U.S. embassy in San Salvador announced in a statement on Thursday. In 2015, the year before the Peace Corps' departure from El Salvador, the nation suffered a record 103 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the highest murder rates in the world at the time. The violence was largely attributed to deadly fallout from battles pitting the Barrio 18 gang against its rival Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.
The homicide rate slid by nearly 60% last year compared to the previous year, and most locals support Bukele's policy and say they feel much safer, according to the authorities and independent polls.
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