Colombia’s humanitarian situation remains severe in spite of ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC and is likely to endure following a peace deal, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Colombia and the United Nations have agreed that the South American country will be taking part in global peace-keeping missions carried out by the organization of nation states.
A peace deal between the Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group FARC could have a detrimental effect on Colombia’s natural environment, the United Nations warned.
The United Nations mission in Colombia on Thursday praised the government and the FARC guerrilla for their decision to resume the peace talks in Havana next week.
Colombia has made considerable advancements over the past two year in illicit crops substitution program to eradicate coca, said the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNOCD) .
Colombia’s economy depends heavily on mining, hydrocarbons, and ranching, producing little employment and benefiting few, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization reportedly said.
The United Nations representative in Colombia said he is worried that the FARC guerrillas did not receive due process in an indigenous trial which found seven rebels guilty of murder,…
In the aftermath of reports on a Military Intelligence list containing email addresses of more than 300 journalists, government officials and activists, Colombia’s government and judicial authorities, and the United Nations demanded clarifications and reforms.
Colombia is the only country in the world which has donated to the United Nations’ trust fund to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, according to Reuters news agency.