UN Verification Mission in Colombia

Statement by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu for United Nations Security Council Briefing on Colombia

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council:

10 Oct 2019

Access to water: the project that unites people in the process of reintegration and a local community in the Cesar department

Both parties joined together to make undrinkable water accessible to their communities. This initiative is their only hope since they do not have access to this vital liquid.

09 Oct 2019

'Sounds of Peace' the school that wants to reconcile ex-combatants and their neighbors in Cesar department.

Former FARC-EP combatants, their relatives and young people from the local community of San José de Oriente, in La Paz, Cesar, established an artistic training school to promote reconciliation in this region of the country.

08 Oct 2019

Trees of Reconciliation in Carrizal

Victims, security forces, former FARC-EP combatants, youth groups and community planted trees at the former Territorial Area for Training and Reincorporation (TATR) in Carrizal, Remedios, Antioquia with the support of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia.

03 Oct 2019

Hass Avocado: An example of courage in Cauca department

Nearly 250 former FARC-EP combatants are ready to undertake one of the most ambitious economic reintegration initiatives in Colombia.

31 Aug 2019

"I won’t change my farmer life for anything in the world": Juan Machado

In the rural area of Loma de Bojayá, located on the banks of the river in Chocó department, a group of people in the process of reintegration and their families demonstrate that peaceful coexistence is possible.

28 Aug 2019