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In La Guajira, a group of women, former combatants of the FARC and community members surrounding the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR), are building a tailoring business that facilitates reconciliation. Fifteen women laugh, work, cut, sew, and pose for pictures. As they sew…

When Duberney arrives to the river, he cannot hide his happiness. With a smile on his face, he gets ready to another exciting working day. Some years ago, he used to manage the explosives of the former FARC Teofilo Forero Mobile Column. During the war days he used to scape through El Pato river, the…

Bogotá, 06 September 2018. In recent weeks, six leaders of four Territorial Areas for Training and Reintegration (TATRs) and one new regrouping point (NRP) in the Southeastern region of the country decided to leave these Areas and abandon their responsibilities to approximately 1,500 ex-combatants…

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia

Bogotá, October 5, 2018 – The Special Jurisdiction for Peace is a key component of Colombia's peace process. It is necessary to guarantee victims' rights to truth, justice, reparation and non-repetition. It is also indispensable to ensure access to transitional justice for former members of the FARC…

New York, 10 October 2018 Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Council I am grateful for this occasion to present to you the report of the Secretary General on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. And it is a pleasure to be able to do so in the presence of the Foreign Minister of Colombia…

New York, 11 October 2018. The members of the Security Council reiterated their full and unanimous support for the peace process in Colombia and shared the assessment of the Secretary-General set out in his 28 September 2018 report on the work of the United Nations Verification Mission. The members…

Between Risaralda and Chocó, the reintegration brings new hope for ex-combatants and the community of Santa Cecilia, where women train to defend the Peace Agreement. The life of Maricela Flórez took an unexpected turn. At 40 years of age, she did not imagine that she would help transform the lives…

It's a scorching sun and almost no wind in here. The grass and mountains are very dry due to the heat and lack of water. Climbing up a steep path you see a rustic wooden classroom, and, in the background, several shelters made of plastic, connected by ropes on which hang the freshly washed clothes…

New York, 23 November 2018. The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Colombia on the second anniversary of the signing of the Final Peace Agreement, a watershed for the country and an inspiration for all those striving to end deadly conflict around the world through negotiations. After more…

In San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá was inaugurated the Community Tourism and Adventure project of the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR), where approximately 100 former FARC-EP combatants are reintegrating into civilian life. The ex-combatants exchanged their weapons and combat…

Bogotá, 05 December 2018. The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, concluded her first visit to Colombia today by reaffirming the UN's commitment to continue to accompany national efforts to implement the Peace Agreement. On the first day of the visit…