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Cultivation of coca bush in Colombia increased by 10 per cent in 2023 to 253,000 hectares, while potential cocaine production reached 2,664 metric tons, according to a new survey released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Friday. more
Colombia stepping up efforts achieve historic peace goals, UN envoy says

As Colombia prepares to mark the seventh anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the decades-long conflict there, the Government has increased its efforts to realize the accord&rsqu ...

Addicted to war, power and greed, humanity is ‘killing itself’, warns Colombian President

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called at the UN General Assembly for peace summits to resolve conflicts in Ukraine and between Israel and the Palestinians, so the internatio ...

Colombia plane crash miracle: Four children rescued after 40 days in Amazon jungle

Colombia: Four children, who went missing after their plane crashed, have been rescued after 40 days from the Amazon jungle.

Colombia: Children recovered from Amazon jungle after 40 days since their plane crashed

Bogota: Four children, who were missing after a plane crash 40 days ago, have been found in Colombia's Amazon jungle, media reports said.

Curbing ‘expressions of violence’ a key to peace in Colombia: Guterres

New York: Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the importance of implementing the Peace Agreement in Colombia, and advancing dialogue, in his latest quarterly report ...

Step up protection for activists who challenge big business in Colombia

New York: Activists who raise concerns about business projects in Colombia are under serious threat for speaking out, and UN human rights experts are urging the government to do much more ...

Training offers a way out of poverty for young victims of Colombian conflict

New York: Camilo Vergara is one of hundreds of young Colombians benefiting from a UN programme aimed at pulling victims of the country’s former conflict out of poverty, and into sta ...

Colombia's most wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' to be extradited to US: Reports

Bogotá, D.C., Colombia (JEN): Colombian drug kingpin and gang leader Dairo Antonio Úsuga alias Otoniel, who was captured in a raid days ago, will be extradited soon to the U ...

Colombian security officials capture most wanted drug lord Otoniel

Bogota: Colombian security officials have arrested the country's most wanted drug trafficker.