The leader of the Colombia’s disarming guerrilla group FARC met with the leader of the fighting ELN guerrillas in Cuba to discuss a “complete peace” in Colombia. The last time both Marxist groups met…
Almost a week after the kidnapping of a United Nations peace observer in south Colombia, an unarmed UN search unit is trying to establish contact with their colleague’s elusive captors on foot. The…
The United States’ ambassador was the only Security Council member missing in action during the recent United Nations inspection of Colombia’s peace process. Fortunately, her deputy saved the day. The…
The disarmament of the FARC is virtually impossible to be finished before the May 31 deadline, partly because the sheer volume of arms surprised even the leadership of the demobilizing…
Despite major challenges and the kidnapping of a United Nations employee, the UN Security Council “unanimously and solidly” continues to support Colombia’s peace process. Security Council chairman Elbio Roselli of Uruguay couldn’t…
The United Nations on Thursday demanded the immediate release of one of its employees who was kidnapped by alleged dissident FARC guerrillas in south Colombia. The employee of the UN’s anti-crime…
Colombia’s military lobby organization ACORE is “blackmailing” President Juan Manuel Santos so generals involved in war crimes be exempt from justice, according to a United States former ambassador. In a recent interview with newspaper El…
Dissident FARC guerrillas have kidnapped a United Nations observer in south Colombia, local authorities said Wednesday, the day the UN Security Council arrived to inspect the country’s peace process. According to both…
The United Nation’s Security Council arrived in Colombia on Wednesday evening. Here’s how they plan to inspect the progress and setbacks of the country’s ongoing peace process. Wednesday The 15 UN…