Colombia peace deal may need more time: UN official
The peace agreement Colombia’s government is negotiating with leftist FARC guerrillas may not be finalized by its March 23 deadline, the UN envoy to the country confirmed Wednesday.
The peace agreement Colombia’s government is negotiating with leftist FARC guerrillas may not be finalized by its March 23 deadline, the UN envoy to the country confirmed Wednesday.
The first 12 months that follow a peace deal with FARC rebels will be crucial for peace in Colombia, the United Nations’ representative in the country said Monday, adding that…
The United Nations called on Colombia’s politicians and FARC rebels to establish a more peaceful public discourse without understating or being apologetic about crimes committed during the 51-year-long armed conflict.
The 200,000 inhabitants of the southwest Colombian port town Tumaco are facing a “critical situation” amid increased guerrilla violence in and around the town, said the United Nations Thursday.
The United Nations expressed its support for Human Rights Watch on Thursday, calling on the Colombian government “not to shoot the messenger” denouncing impunity in the military killings of thousands…
Reaching the end of Colombia’s armed conflict with leftist rebels should be state policy and not depend on an administration, said the UN representative in Colombia on Tuesday.
The UN representative in Colombia, Fabrizio Hochschild, on Thursday said that it is “essential” that the government and rebel group FARC reach a peace agreement, for the economic and social…
Due to ongoing bloodshed and suffering, United Nations Coordinator Fabrizio Hochschild argues that Colombia’s government and the FARC must accelerate the dialogue in Cuba to reach a definitive peace agreement…