3 soldiers reportedly killed in minefield
Three Colombian soldiers reportedly were killed in a minefield in the south western Valle del Cauca department on Saturday. The incident happened in the village of La Moralia in the…
Three Colombian soldiers reportedly were killed in a minefield in the south western Valle del Cauca department on Saturday. The incident happened in the village of La Moralia in the…
Colombian music icon and activist Juanes has managed to make it cool to go back to school by selling notebooks with a message. The pop star and founder of Mi…
FARC rebels killed five soldiers after attacking them with explosives near the border with Ecuador while troops were eradicating illegal coca crops used to make cocaine, the army said Saturday.…
The Colombian army plans to issue its soldiers state-of-the-art, bomb-proof boots in order to provide extra protection from landmines, which have claimed the lives of 8,000 people in the last 20…
Representatives of 156 countries party to the Ottawa Convention Thursday signed the Cartagena Declaration, a pledge to end the use of landmines and devote more effort to supporting victims of the…
Colombia will give the go-ahead to local and international civilian teams to start clearing its mine-affected areas, the government has said, in a move that is being hailed as a…
Representatives of more than 150 countries are gathered in Colombian coastal city Cartagena where on Sunday the Summit on a Mine-Free World kicked off. The summit was opened by Colombian…
Colombian rocker Juanes was awarded his country’s annual National Peace Prize on Sunday for his work for landmine victims and his efforts to improve understanding between peoples. The annual award…
Rebels of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC charge landmine victims money for destroying a mine that was meant for the army, a local newspaper reported on Monday. According to newspaper…