; (ii) implementing reforms, policies, and programs to strengthen the rule of law, including increasing the transparency of public institutions, strengthening the independence of judicial and electoral institutions, and improving the transparency of political campaign and political party financing; (iii) protecting the rights of human rights defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil society groups, opposition political parties, and the independence of the media; (iv) providing effective and accountable law enforcement and security for its citizens, curtailing the role of the military in public security, and upholding due process of law; (v) implementing programs to reduce violence against women and girls; (vi) implementing policies to reduce poverty and promote economic growth and opportunity, including the implementation of reforms to strengthen educational systems, vocational training programs, and programs for at-risk youth; (vii) cooperating with the United States to counter drug trafficking, human trafficking and smuggling, and other transnational crime; (viii) cooperating with the United States and other governments in the region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of migrants; (ix) taking demonstrable actions to secure national borders and stem mass migration, including by informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States and advancing efforts to combat crime and violence, build economic opportunity, improve government services, and protect human rights