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…
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he will visit Colombia next week to attend the ceremonial end to the South American country’s more than half-a-century armed conflict between leftist…
Colombia has launched what it says is the world’s biggest operation for clearing unexploded mines as it closes in on an end to its half-century civil conflict. “It will be…
The inclusion of female FARC members in mine action activities could give a much-needed boost to Colombia’s current demining efforts while also supporting the reincorporation of ex-combatants. For over half…
Colombia is a country riddled with antipersonnel landmines, explosive remnants from the decades-long conflict, but according to a recent US report, there has been a “significant decline” in landmine victims.
Members of Colombia’s military and rebel group FARC have resumed a landmine removal pilot project in the north of Colombia that was suspended last week when a soldier died after…
Colombia on Wednesday provisionally suspended a pilot program that seeks the removal of landmines with the help of FARC rebels after one soldier died and two were injured when stepping on a…
The Colombian military, with the help of FARC guerrillas, has begun a project that seeks to clear landmines in a small town in the north of the country where the…
The European Union (EU) has announced it will create a special trust fund which pools donations from member states for landmine removal in Colombia.