Colombian to be WFP director: EFE
Colombia’s ambassador to Rome, Sabas Pretelt De La Vega, is chosen as executive director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP), embassy employees told Spanish press agency EFE. According…
Colombia’s ambassador to Rome, Sabas Pretelt De La Vega, is chosen as executive director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP), embassy employees told Spanish press agency EFE. According…
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Thursday announced a US$21.3 million loan to finance Colombian judicial reform. The loan will pay for improvements to the justice system, in order to help…
The UN expressed concerns Wednesday about threats made against Colombian judicial officials and warned that some were coming from the government and police. Following a 10-day visit to Colombia, the…
Colombia is sending a third contingent of police to Haiti to join forces already on the island supporting a UN mission. The detachment, consisting of ten men, will join the…
The United Nations will begin to monitor the Colombian Defense Ministry’s human rights policy in accordance with a request from the Colombian government, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Defense Ministry Gabriel…
The UN on Thursday called for the Colombian government to improve protection measures for the indigenous population following a sharp increase in violence against the minority groups in 2009. The…
Recent prosecutions of paramilitaries, guerrillas, and members of the military prove that Colombia’s judicial system is functioning properly, an official of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the United Nations…
The United Nations sent its Special Rapporteur on the Independence of the Judges and Lawyers to Colombia as the country finds itself in the middle of ongoing clashes between the…
Venezuela urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to review the long-running military conflict in neighboring Colombia, which Caracas says is threatening peace and stability across Latin America. It also…