05 Dec 2018 - Bogotá, 05 December 2018. The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, concluded her first visit to Colombia today by reaffirming the UN's commitment to continue to accompany national efforts to implement the Peace Agreement.
On the...
23 Nov 2018 - New York, 23 November 2018. The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Colombia on the second anniversary of the signing of the Final Peace Agreement, a watershed for the country and an inspiration for all those striving to end deadly conflict around the world through...
05 Oct 2018 - Bogotá, October 5, 2018 – The Special Jurisdiction for Peace is a key component of Colombia's peace process. It is necessary to guarantee victims' rights to truth, justice, reparation and non-repetition. It is also indispensable to ensure access to transitional justice for...
07 Sep 2018 - Bogotá, 06 September 2018. In recent weeks, six leaders of four Territorial Areas for Training and Reintegration (TATRs) and one new regrouping point (NRP) in the Southeastern region of the country decided to leave these Areas and abandon their responsibilities to approximately...
26 Jul 2018 -
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 you for this opportunity to present to you the...
Bogotá, 25 July 2018. In his third report to the United Nations Security Council on the Verification Mission in Colombia, the UN Secretary-General provides an...
20 Jul 2018 - Bogotá, 20 July 2018 - The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the United Nations System in Colombia celebrate the installation today of the Colombian Congress resulting from the most participative and peaceful legislative elections in decades.
The inclusion in...
06 Jul 2018 - Bogotá, 5 July 2018 - The United Nations Organization in Colombia vehemently rejects and condemns the killings of human rights defenders and community and social leaders.
The upsurge in violence imperils the conditions for a true stable and lasting peace. The inhabitants of the...
26 Jun 2018 - URGENCY OF REMOVING THE OBSTACLES PREVENTING COMPLIANCE WITH JUSTICE-RELATED COMMITMENTS
Bogotá, 26 June 2018. The Colombian peace process is notable for the emphasis it places on ensuring that the transition from an armed conflict to peace is accompanied by truth, justice,...
10 Apr 2018 - Bogotá, 09 April 2018. The UN Verification Mission in Colombia is following closely the latest events regarding the detention of Mr. Seuxis Paucis Hernández Solarte, known as Jesús Santrich, as well as reactions to these events in the Territorial Areas for Training and...