Colombia

UN Mission in Colombia

UN-supported ‘historic’ training to monitor ceasefire between Government and FARC-EP starts in Colombia

31 August 2016
Following a recent agreement to end more than 50 years of conflict between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP), a seven-day training session on monitoring and verifying their bilateral ceasefire has begun in the country’s western city of Popayan, with United Nations support.
Charlotte Kesl/World Bank

UN agency stresses importance of investing in Colombia’s rural communities in wake of peace accord

29 August 2016
A senior official at the United Nations rural development agency has stressed the importance of investing in Colombia’s small farmers and rural communities to ensure lasting peace in the country.
UNIC Bogotá

Security Council reiterates commitment to Colombian peace process

26 August 2016
The United Nations Security Council has warmly welcomed the conclusion of negotiations earlier this week between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC-EP), and congratulated the Colombian people in achieving a final peace agreement, bringing an end to more than 50 years of conflict.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

UN will support Colombia's 'drive to build a future in peace,' says Ban as historic talks end

24 August 2016
Congratulating the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC-EP) on reaching a deal to end more than 50 years of conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the ongoing support of the United Nations system to the two sides as they muster the “equally determined and exemplary effort” that will be required to implement the agreements.
World Bank/Jonathan Ernst

UN study charts extent of unregulated gold mining in Colombia, links to organized crime

10 August 2016
An estimated 60 per cent of Colombia’s alluvial gold exploitation – through mining streams or riverbeds, often dredged with heavy machinery – is not established within existing normative frameworks and in many cases finances and strengthens organized criminal groups, according to a joint United Nations and Colombian Government study.
UNIC Bogotá

Colombia peace accord offers chance to ‘close chapter of war once and for all’ – UN envoy

2 August 2016
The head of the new United Nations political mission in Colombia today pledged the world body’s steadfast support for the full implementation of the accord reached by the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People’s Army (FARC-EP), which seeks to bring an end the longest-running conflict in the Western Hemisphere.