Conflict

Car bomb attack on National Police Academy in Colombia, ‘strongly condemned’ by UN

New York: car bomb attack at the National Police Academy in the Colombian capital Bogotá, which reportedly left at least nine dead and dozens injured, has been ‘strongly condemned’ by the United Nations. more

Colombia: UN Mission team ambushed; one wounded in attack

New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): A team from the United Nations Mission in Colombia was ambushed on Sunday while working to uncover explosives left by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colo ...

Colombia: UN mission collects nearly all remaining weapons from FARC-EP

New York, June 28(Just Earth News): The peace effort in Colombia on Tuesday reached a milestone, with nearly all of the remaining number of weapons held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of ...

In Bogota, Security Council pledges support to Colombia’s efforts to implement peace process

New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): In Colombia to acknowledge and witness first-hand both the progress and the challenges of carrying out the aims of a hard-won peace deal, a delegation from ...

Colombia: UN receives 7,000 weapons from FARC-EP as hunt for hidden caches continues

New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Mission in Colombia is set to register some 7,000 weapons this weekend, but the search for other caches of weapons hidden by the Revolu ...

Colombian fighting displaced more than 900 families since January - UN agency

New York, Mar 10 (Just Earth News): Despite a peace agreement, ongoing fighting in the Colombian Pacific Coast has displaced more than 3,500 people so far this year – many of them from the ...

As Colombian voters reject peace deal, Ban pledges UN support as country seeks way forward

New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): In the wake of a referendum that defeated the peace accord signed by the President of Colombia and the country’s largest rebel group just days ago, United ...

Colombia: Ban welcomes announcement of peace talks between Government and National Liberation Army

New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed on Wednesday's announcement of the launching of peace talks between the Government of Colom ...

Colombia: over 250,000 children impacted by conflict despite peace talks, UN agency reports

New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Hostilities in Colombia have disrupted the lives of more than a quarter of a million children since peace talks began three years ago, the United Na ...

Colombia: UN envoy welcomes parties’ agreement on no amnesty for sexual violence

New York, Oct 3 (JEN): A senior United Nations envoy on Friday welcomed an agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that includes prov ...