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This year's commemoration of the International Day of Peace is dedicated to Cultivating a Culture of Peace. Today, I congratulate the Colombian people for being a global example for these efforts.
Photo: Juliana Peña/UN Verification Mission to Colombia
The communications programme “Semillas de Paz” visited the rural area of Tumaco, Nariño, to teach a group of young people and adults of the former ETCR La Variante and the neighboring communities how to contribute to peace, reconciliation, and memory a photo at a time.
More than 200 people, including peace signatories and residents of corregimiento La Trinidad in Convención, Norte de Santander, participated in a sports day where football was the star of the ‘Let’s Play for Peace’ match.
The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia praised this body’s importance in advancing the implementation of the Peace Agreement in the region.