After weeks of delays, the United Nations observers confirmed on Tuesday that Colombia’s FARC rebels will begin disarming on Wednesday. The start date of the three-step demobilization process had been challenged by…
The deadline for the first phase of the demobilization of Colombia’s FARC rebels looks to be in doubt after several delays in the process caused by the government. Wednesday, March 1,…
Delays in the demobilization of the FARC rebel group stem from an opaque contracting process, in which the Colombian government hired unqualified companies to construct UN-observed camps, RED+ reported on Monday.…
Demobilized guerrillas of Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, will begin surrendering their weapons to the United Nations on March 1, the Colombian military said Tuesday. In a press release,…
Officials say roughly 6,900 members Colombia’s largest rebel group have arrived in special transition zones to begin disarming, completing a key step in a revised peace deal that seeks to…
Colombia’s ambassador to the United States on Thursday urged US Congress to support the “Peace Colombia” aid package pledged last year by former President Barack Obama, but which is still without…
Colombia will escalate the process of removing land mines from its territory as the demobilization of the Marxist-inspired FARC guerrillas continues, according to reports from the government on Tuesday. Colombia…
Locals from northwest Colombia who last week blocked the demobilization of local FARC guerrillas agreed on Monday to allow the demobilization after the defense minister promised to send more troops to the…
The President of Ireland continued his tour of Colombia by visiting a FARC demobilization camp on Sunday and delivering a keynote speech at a Bogota university on Monday. Irish President…