Press Releases
- 13 Jan 2018 - Bogotá. 13 January 2018. Dear President, thank you very much for your generous remarks about solidarity, and wonderful hospitality, as always in Colombia. If you allow me, my address will be in "portunol". Portunol is not a language, because any territory nor people do not...
- 13 Jan 2018 - Bogotá. 13 January 2018. On the first day of his official visit to Colombia, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, expressed the UN's “solidarity and commitment" to Colombia The Secretary-General met first with representatives of the UN Verification...
- 10 Jan 2018 - Bogota - 10 January, 2018. UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel on Saturday, 13 January 2018, to Bogotá, Colombia, for an official visit to the country to support peace efforts. On Saturday, his agenda includes meetings with President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón...
- 08 Jan 2018 - Bogotá, 8 January 2017. As participating guest members to the process of Monitoring and Verification of the Temporary, Bilateral, National Ceasefire between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the Catholics Bishops Conference and the UN...
- 05 Jan 2018 - Bogotá, 05 January 2018. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has delivered his first 90-day implementation report to the Security Council on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, covering the period 26 September 26 to 26 December 2017. In the report, the...
- 30 Nov 2017 - New York - 30 November 2017. A year since the signing and entry into force of the Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Long Lasting Peace between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People’s Army (FARC-EP),...
- 16 Nov 2017 - Bogotá, 15 november 2017. At the end of his two-day trip to Colombia the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, made a call to the people of Colombia to "stay the course set out in the Peace Agreement". His remarks followed upon discussions with senior...
- 15 Nov 2017 - Bogota, 15 November 2017. Good afternoon. I wanted to make a few remarks publicly as I conclude this visit, which is the fifth time that I have been to Colombia over the past two and half years. As always, I appreciate the warm reception received by everyone who gave of their...
- 13 Nov 2017 - Bogotá, 13 November 2017. For second time this year, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs visits Colombia to analyse the progress of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and learn first-hand about the progress and challenges of the implementation of...
- 08 Nov 2017 - Bogotá, 8 November 2017. The UN Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia highlight the first month of work of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MVM) of the Temporary, Bilateral, and National ceasefire between the Government of Colombia...