News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The Government of Colombia, the UN and FARC presented the objectives and components of a jointly designed comprehensive reintegration initiative to be implemented in 15 Territorial Areas for Training Reintegration (TATR) in ten departments. Through the Peacebuilding Fund, the UN will invest three…

The United Nations System and the Verification Mission in Colombia reaffirm the importance for the peace process and the guarantee of victims' rights, the independent and autonomous functioning of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP by its Spanish acronym), a judicial mechanism agreed in the…

New York, 13 March 2019 - The Secretary-General met yesterday with H.E. Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo Garcia, Foreign Minister of Colombia. They discussed the situation of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. The Secretary-General took note of the explanations provided by Foreign Minister Trujillo with…

Over a decade ago combats between armed groups made access impossible to the region of Urrao, Antioquia, located on the border with Choco. Today its residents and former Farc combatants who are advancing in their reintegration process want to write a new beginning. See Photo Gallery On November 2018…

Bogotá, 29 March 2019. The most recent quarterly report of the UN Secretary-General to the UN Security Council on the Verification Mission in Colombia covers the period from 27 December 2018 to 26 March 2019. In his report, the Secretary-General emphasizes that “Colombia remains a source of…

New York - April 12, 2019 Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Council: It is an honor to present to you the latest report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and to update the Council on its latest developments since its publication. It is a…

Sandino, who was a member of the guerrilla for 27 years and is doing his reintegration process into civilian life, reunited with his son Álvaro, an Army sub-officer who, after an emotional encounter forgave his father and invited him to continue on the path of peace. When you have had to leave your…

In the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration of Filipinas, Arauca, the former Farc combatants, had the opportunity to commemorate the International Women's Day, in an event that was attended by leaders of the international community such as Laura Flores, Director for the Americas Division…

New York, 16 April 2019. The members of the Security Council reiterated their full and unanimous support for the peace process in Colombia. They agreed with the Secretary-General’s assessment that the peace process stands today at a critical juncture. The members of the Security Council recognised…

Bogotá, 24 April 2019 - The UN Verification Mission in Colombia expresses its regrets for the death of former FARC-EP combatant, Dimar Torres, which took place on 22 April in the municipality of Convención in the department of Norte de Santander. The Mission reiterates its concern, consistent with…

While young women seek support for a football school and uniforms, adult women work to establish a gender committee to promote the development of this community located in Urrao, Antioquia. See photo gallery Young women improvise a football pitch every afternoon to play a match in Mandé. Many…

Former FARC-EP combatants located in the communities at the Arquia riverside are working in the formulation of a farming project, that will allow them to move forward to a new life in their own territory. At 6:30 in the morning, in the middle of the rain, a boat left Quibdó city port heading for…