# UK pledges £27 million to combat crime and gang violence in the Caribbean - 2024

The United Kingdom has joined the fight against crime and gang violence in the Caribbean with the announcement of a £27 million funding package aimed at bolstering law enforcement, strengthening justice systems, and creating opportunities for at-risk youth across the region.

Another £5 million has been allocated to the One Safe Caribbean Fund, the regional arm of the Inter-American Bank (IDB) promoted Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development between Latin America and the Caribbean to support regional security systems.

Speaking during the launch today, Foreign Secretary David Lammy noted the UK's commitment to addressing what he described as shared challenges of illicit funding, corruption, and organized crime.

📸: Haroon Greenidge

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Barbados Today
- Genres: Crime
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_pledges_%C2%A327_million_to_combat_crime_and_gang_violence_in_the_Caribbean_-_2024.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Barbados Today
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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