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Peacekeepers reinforce security at COP16 in Cancun
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13-November-2010
Related Tags: UN peacekeepers, strengthening, safety, CoP16, cancun.The attorney general of Quintana Roo, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that the UN military force, for the first time, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit


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Cancun .- The Secretary of Public Security of Quintana Roo, Real Admiral Miguel Angel Ramos reported this afternoon that the peacekeepers of the United Nations, known as "blue helmets" will strengthen the security umbrella of the International Conference on Climate Change CPO6 this city.

Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history, the conditions of insecurity generated by the war against organized crime, led the government of Mexico to accept the proposal, said the secretariat of the CCCNU.

The attorney general, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that battalions of peacekeepers from the UN, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the fairgrounds CancúnMesse, and the area hotel.

At a press conference, Admiral Ramos Leal said the safety shield will consist of a force five to six thousand troops from the federation police state and municipalities as well as the Army and Navy will, from next 25 in all areas of the COP-16.

Real Ramos explained that the Presidential General Staff, with the Secretaries of Defense and Navy Navy and local public safety, work on tactics and strategy of the security shield, which will be peer reviewed by international peacekeepers of the UN.

The venues of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the headquarters of CancunMesse exhibitions will be guarded by three rings of security, from the hotel zone of Cancun to the highway Cancun-Playa del Carmen, to avoid the traffic blockades, demonstrations and violent outbreaks activist groups.

The Hotel Zone, Boulevard Kukulcan, the official venues of the meeting and the highway are vulnerable areas have only one way to enter and an outlet.

The safety shield covering the entire state with checkpoints and control filters at strategic points in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and other towns, but no road will be closed, said Secretary of Public Safety.

Records and file activists to come international leaders and activists, say the presence of characters classified as "aggressive" and "promoters of misconduct", "agents of social change."

"It may be necessary to stop two hundred to five hundred people, in terms of detected outbreaks of disorder, said Ramos Real.

Until Saturday, security system and control of participants in the alternative forums of the COP16, estimated the presence of between 40 000 and 47 000 accredited alternative meetings, however the final number might be higher, as has happened in other meetings .

These organizations, self-styled anti-globalization, refused to stay at hotels and hostels, said they will camp in areas and open spaces in Cancun, Puerto Morelos and the Riviera