Geopolitics
New York: The President of Colombia on Tuesday warned that many developing countries have increased their fiscal deficit to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk their financial capacity to act on other priorities, such as climate change. more
Colombia peace process at critical juncture: UN envoy

New York: Events that were previously unthinkable in Colombia have been made possible through the historic 2016 peace agreement, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on ...

Colombia: UN rights chief calls for an end to all forms of violence in Cali

New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced her “deep concern” at recent events in the Colombian city of Cali that include reports of several ...

Rights experts call for probe into violent crackdown on Colombia protests

New York: Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS) have called for the Colombian Government to conduct a thorough and impartial i ...

UN chief welcomes Colombia’s ‘act of solidarity’ with 1.7 million Venezuelans

New York: The United Nations Secretary-General, on Monday, applauded the announcement by the President of Colombia that the country will provide temporary protection to all Venezuelans on ...

Continued violence strains Colombia peace process, Security Council hears

New York: Enormous challenges remain on the road to lasting peace in Colombia, where despite ongoing attacks and stigmatization, the vast majority of former FARC-EP fighters who laid down ...

Colombia: Security Council hears of ‘epidemic of violence’ against civil society and ex-combatants

New York : While political actors in Colombia are uniting to confront COVID-19, they must also work together to fight “the epidemic of violence” against civil society leaders, ...

Colombia: ‘Significant strides’ towards integrated peace, UN envoy tells Security Council

New York : Colombia has continued to make “significant strides in its peace process”, the top UN envoy in the country told the Security Council on Monday.

Colombia’s peace process developments a ‘precious opportunity’ to end violence for good, says UN Mission head

New York: Thousands of former fighters from Colombia’s largest rebel group remain committed to the historic 2016 peace deal which ended more than five decades of civil conflict, but ...