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Five former FARC-EP guerrillas and three members from the Miravalle community in San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia were trained as rafting guides and are now running a productive project in the Pato River. In the Miravalle…

- Midwives have helped in the delivery of dozens of boys and girls in the Mande forest, located in the municipality of Urrao, Antioquia where a group of former FARC-EP combatants is moving forward with reintegration. - Years…

They develop productive projects in municipalities such as Ovejas, Chalán, Los Palmitos, Morroa, Sincelejo and Colosó. One of the projects, in which they work hand in hand with the community, is supported by the Verification…

The Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR) of Brisas, a local community in the municipality of Carmen del Darién, Chocó received the visit of the United Nation’s Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund and its…

In San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá was inaugurated the Community Tourism and Adventure project of the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR), where approximately 100 former FARC-EP combatants are reintegrating…

It's a scorching sun and almost no wind in here. The grass and mountains are very dry due to the heat and lack of water. Climbing up a steep path you see a rustic wooden classroom, and, in the background, several shelters…

Between Risaralda and Chocó, the reintegration brings new hope for ex-combatants and the community of Santa Cecilia, where women train to defend the Peace Agreement. The life of Maricela Flórez took an unexpected turn. At 40…

When Duberney arrives to the river, he cannot hide his happiness. With a smile on his face, he gets ready to another exciting working day. Some years ago, he used to manage the explosives of the former FARC Teofilo Forero…

In La Guajira, a group of women, former combatants of the FARC and community members surrounding the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR), are building a tailoring business that facilitates reconciliation…

Ten former combatants, from the Territorial Area for Trainning and Reintegration of La Plancha, in Anorí, Antioquia, participate as research assistants in the Anorí bio expedition, in which 50 scientists advance in the…

Women and men former FARC combatants lead a fish farming project that will benefit 35 families and surrounding communities of the NRP in Santa Cecilia, Risaralda. Between the border of Chocó and Risaralda there is a place…

STATEMENT FROM JEAN ARNAULT, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS VERIFICATION MISSION IN COLOMBIA, TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL. Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Council, Thank…