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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.…

Armel Caracas was the only peace signatory in the country elected in the 2023 regional elections. For the last six months, he has been mayor of Cumaribo, Vichada, one of Colombia’s largest and most remote municipalities…

The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia praised this body’s importance in advancing the implementation of the Peace Agreement in the region. Enrique Sánchez, Head of the Medellín Regional Office of the United…

Former members of the Central Joint Command of the extinct FARC-EP acknowledged their responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity before 29 of their victims during the first regional acknowledgement hearing held…

In a Bogotá used to the sound of buses, cars’ horns, and bicycle engines, a batucada full of Colombian flavour would be in charge of interrupting the monotonous noise with music to sing the great news: that Friday in April…

The agreement will benefit about 1,280 peace signatories, who count for about 70% of the 1,884 people in the process of reintegration who recognize themselves as disabled. A framework agreement signed this Monday, 20 May…

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia spoke in Bogotá and Leticia on Thursday and Friday, highlighting that the first stage of the participation process is successfully concluding, despite…

UNVMC Commission visited the Alto Sinú indigenous reservation to verify and coordinate aid for the health and security crisis Between June 12 and 16, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia organized an inter-institutional…

UN and partners review former combatant's projects in the southwest of Colombia. On May 30, the UN Verification Mission visited, together with national and local entities as well as with WeEffect, productive projects led by…

Former combatants of the Mesetas TATR receive land in Acacías, Meta. On 1 June, former combatants from the Former Territorial Training and Reincorporation Area - TATR Buenavista, located in the municipality of Mesetas, Meta…

In the Department of Guainía, Indigenous Female Leaders gathered to strengthen their skills to consolidate political participation Female Indigenous leaders attended a meeting in Inírida, the capital of Guainía, a department…

Former combatants in Mesetas, Meta, remain committed to peace On 29 March, in the former Territorial Space for Training and Reincorporation - TATR, in Mesetas, department of Meta, the Special Representative of the Secretary…