Colombia’s humanitarian situation has worsened: Red Cross
The Red Cross recorded an increase in humanitarian problems in Colombia in its 2011 annual report, despite optimism sparked by the recent FARC hostage release. The NGO said in a…
The Red Cross recorded an increase in humanitarian problems in Colombia in its 2011 annual report, despite optimism sparked by the recent FARC hostage release. The NGO said in a…
More than 200 non-governmental organizations sign a manifesto calling on the European Union (E.U.) to strike down its free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia, EFE reported Wednesday. The FTA between…
Colombia’s armed forces have seized 273 anti-personnel mines belonging to a FARC group operating in the southern department of Putumayo, RCN Radio reports. According to the army, the total number…
A Spanish NGO has accused Colombian intelligence agency DAS of illegally spying on a then-member of Spain’s parliament at a human rights conference in Colombia in 2004, El Mundo reported…
More than 100 organizations worldwide have signed a petition condemning an anti-terrorism prize former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will receive Wednesday in Spain. Uribe has been awarded the second annual…
Colombia will attend the International Donor’s Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti, scheduled at the United Nation’s (UN) New York headquarters on March 31st. The U.S. and the UN will…
Kyung-wha Kang, the UN’s Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Wednesday presented the body’s annual report on the situation in Colombia to the UN Council in Geneva, commenting that…
Colombia received US$536 million in international aid in 2009, the Presidential Agency for Social Action announced Thursday. The figure represents a 35% increase from the sum received in 2008, and…
War in Colombia prevents victims from accessing health services and is causing growing restrictions on the entry of humanitarian agencies into the country, says Doctors Without Borders. The humanitarian organization…