Justice Department blocked efforts to sign Colombia peace in US: Report
Colombia President Santos and FARC leader “Timochenko” were going to sign peace at the UN General Summit in New York until the US Department of Justice (DOJ) hit the brakes,…
Colombia President Santos and FARC leader “Timochenko” were going to sign peace at the UN General Summit in New York until the US Department of Justice (DOJ) hit the brakes,…
The final signing of a peace deal between Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels will possibly to be held in the offices of the United Nations in New York City. Colombia’s Foreign Minister, Maria Angela Holguin,…
The United Nations is ready for Colombia’s pending peace process, during which international observers will oversee the demobilization and disarmament of the country’s largest leftist rebel group, the FARC. UN…
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Colombia on Friday to urgently come to an agreement on who will cover which costs of a pending demobilization of the FARC, the country’s…
The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas on Friday unveiled the independent mechanism they have negotiated for selecting judges for special peace tribunals, a process in which they will seek to…
Delegates from Colombia’s national government, the FARC and the United Nations began making technical visits to designated demobilization sites on Monday as the rebels prepare to surrender their weapons in the…
The potential cocaine production in Colombia shot up a staggering 46% between 2014 and 2015, meaning the country now has the resources to produce 646 metric tons (712 US tons)…
After three and a half years of negotiations, Colombia’s government and FARC rebels finally agreed on a bilateral ceasefire, and the guerrillas’ demobilization and disarmament. In the fifth of five…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos is a world leader in trying to reform global drug policy. But when he spoke at the recent United Nations drug summit and tallied his…