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Security Council members back second UN Mission
New York, 30 June 2017 – Following the presentation of the report of the Secretary-General, Members of the Council expressed their support to the current mission, as well as to the establishment of a second Mission, which was…
Statement by Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Colombia
Bogota, 10 July 2017. The United Nations Security Council decided today to establish a second United Nations Mission in Colombia, with a mandate to verify the reincorporation of the FARC EP into civilian life and the…
Balance of the caches extraction process from FARC-EP in accordance with the 29 may road map
Bogotá, 07 July 2017. Good morning to all press correspondents and media present here; and greetings to all people who accompany us through the live broadcast on the social media networks. Many thanks to everyone for joining…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Colombia
New York, July 11/ 2017. The Secretary-General welcomes the establishment of a new United Nations political mission in Colombia tasked with verifying the commitments in the Peace Agreement relating to the reintegration of…
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The United Nations Mission in Colombia makes an urgent appeal for a solution of the situation of FARC-EP prisoners
Bogotá, 13 July 2017 - In accordance with resolution 2366 (2017) approved by the Security Council on July 10, which grants the United Nations Mission in Colombia the task of initiating verification of the reincorporation of…
Statement by General Javier Pérez Aquino: Balance of activities related to the laying down of arms process
Bogotá. July 26, 2017. Good afternoon, to all press correspondents and mass media present here, as well as all people who are accompanying us with the live broadcast by social networks. To all of you, thank you very much for…
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Press release – UN Mission in Colombia
Bogota, 28 July 2017 - Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2366 (2017) on July 10th, which grants the United Nations Mission in Colombia the task of beginning the verification of the FARC-EP members reincorporation into…
Process of Extracting the Armament from the Camps - Press Release
Bogota 31 July 2017 – The process of extracting the armament, handed over by the FARC-EP, which has been stored in the camps, as well as that collected from the weapons caches began today. The first place in which this…
Statement by Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Mission in Colombia.
Pondores, La Guajira - 15 August 2017. I am pleased to report about the balance of operations and activities related to the laying down of arms process: Container removal To date, August 15, concluded the process of…
International Observer Of the United Nations Mission In Colombia has passed away
Bogotá, 18 august, 2017. The United Nations Mission in Colombia deeply regrets the death of our Chilean observer colleague, Guillermo Andrés Saavedra Juárez, and sends his deepest condolences and solidarity to all his family…
Press release – UN Mission in Colombia. Extraction of arms caches
Bogotá, September 1 - 2017 – In accordance with the decision taken by the Government and the FARC-EP yesterday, August 31, to extend until September 15 the deadline for extraction of arms caches, the UN Mission confirms that…
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The UN Mission and the UN System in Colombia celebrate the bilateral and temporary cease-fire agreement by the Goverment of Colombiaa and ELN rebel group.
Bogotá, September 4, 2017 – The UN Mission and the United Nations System in Colombia celebrate the agreement reached between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) to implement a bilateral and…