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UN Verification Mission in Colombia
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26.05.2025
Colombia to create three guerrilla demobilization zones

Colombia’s government and two FARC dissident groups agreed to create at least three temporary locations for guerrillas who wish to take part in demobilization, disarmament and reintegration programs.

Source: Colombia Reports
14.05.2025
Colombia signs up to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Colombia has joined the long list of Latin American countries that have signed up to China's key infrastructure initiative. The move comes after a Beijing summit of leaders from the region.

Source: DW
12.05.2025
“Illegal armed groups recruited 1,500 minors since 2016 peace deal”

Illegal armed groups have forcibly recruited at least 1,494 minors in Colombia since the signing of a peace deal between the government and guerrilla organization FARC in 2016, according to the prosecution of war crimes tribunal JEP. In a report, the JEP’s Investigation and Accusation Unit (UIA) made it clear that the peace process that followed the accord in November 2016 failed to effectively protected children and minors.

Source: Colombia Reports
30.04.2025
Targeted attacks on Colombian security forces leave 27 dead in two weeks

The Colombian government says 15 police officers and 12 soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks it blames on armed groups.

Source: BBC
22.04.2025
UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal

Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Carlos Ruiz Massieu said an upsurge in violence in some regions has highlighted challenges to achieving peace. … The re-integration of former FARC combatants remains a priority, he said. More than 12,000 have laid down their arms and the majority are actively involved in the reintegration process.

Source: UN News
18.04.2025
Colombia’s government ends ceasefire with FARC dissidents

Colombia’s national government ended a bilateral ceasefire with guerrilla group EMBF and immediately ordered a month-long suspension of military attacks. The two decrees appear to add pressure on government and guerrilla representatives who have been formally negotiating peace since October of 2023.

Source: Colombia Reports
17.04.2025
Colombia suspends ceasefire with FARC guerrilla faction

The Colombian government will suspend a ceasefire with a faction of what was once the armed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, it said on Thursday, though it said the decision did not imply the end of peace talks with the group.

Source: Reuters
23.02.2025
Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc

The mayor of Cúcuta imposed a 48-hour curfew on the population of 1 million inhabitants in the hope of regaining control of the city after combatants of Colombia’s largest armed group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), attacked police stations with assault rifles and grenades and destroyed toll booths with car bombs.

Source: The Guardian
10.02.2025
Colombia government in crisis after president calls for Cabinet resignations

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday called for his ministers and other senior officials to step down, as tensions soared in the government days after he lambasted his team on live television.

Source: VOA News
22.01.2025
Catatumbo killings highlight fragility of peace process

The recent deadly violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has highlighted the ongoing challenges in consolidating peace, eight years after the signing of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. Clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and a rival armed group, EMBF, erupted last week in the remote northeastern region, leaving dozens dead, including former combatants, peace signatories, social leaders, and human rights defenders.

Source: UN News