Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday that the FARC will begin, not finish their final round of disarmament on Tuesday. Monday next week, the country’s oldest guerrilla group would…
The United Nations on Friday called on the kidnappers of a UN worker to release proof the victim is alive, and to establish contact in order to facilitate his release.…
Colombia’s formerly largest guerrilla group, the FARC, has delivered 60% of its 7,000 demobilized guerrillas’ arms, the United Nations said Friday. The Marxist rebel group was supposed to have delivered…
The United Nations said Wednesday it had received 40% of the demobilized FARC guerrillas’ weapons, 20% less than agreed in the timeline that seeks the rebel group’s full disarmament before…
The European Union envoy to Colombia’s peace process has urged the government to provide “maximum protection” to social and community leaders, more than 30 of whom have been assassinated since the…
The UN Security Council heads that visited Colombia early this month voiced their satisfaction with the ongoing peace process, but stressed its concern over increases in violence in former guerrilla territories. The council met on…
Alleged dissidents of the FARC, until last year Colombia’s largest rebel group, are reportedly willing to release a kidnapped United Nations official if military operations are temporarily ceased in the area…
The United Nations on Thursday rejected demands by dissidents FARC guerrillas and reiterated its call to immediately release the UN employee held hostage since last week. In a press release, the United…
An alleged dissident faction of the FARC, until last year Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a UN employee and laid out their conditions for his…