2nd Shield of the Americas meeting: Guyana to coordinate sanctions, financial actions against criminals to fight narco-terrorism

Guyana has joined the United States and more than a dozen countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in renewing their commitment to collectively fighting criminal networks in the Western Hemisphere through a number of coordinated actions including imposing sanctions and other measures on at least 24 narco-terrorist groups.

This pledge was made on Tuesday at the second meeting of the ‘Shield of the Americas’ – a coalition formed by United States President Donald Trump back in March 2026 to combat narco-terrorism in the hemisphere.

President Dr Irfaan Ali was among the leaders at the meeting convened by President Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Guyanese Leader was joined by Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud and Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.