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Statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu
Bogotá, 27 April 2020. On 23 March, the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called for a global ceasefire and to put the armed conflict on lockdown to focus attention on the Covid-19 pandemic. In Colombia, the…
To build memory, women from Urabá and Bajo Atrato shared their experiences in post-conflict
More than 40 women ex-combatants and social leaders met on 7th-8th December at the former Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR) in Brisas, Carmen del Darién, to talk about their experiences of life in the…
Indigenous communities and former FARC combatants, an example of reconciliation in Dabeiba
A ritual of forgiveness was held by Embera indigenous communities and former FARC combatants in a municipality in western Antioquia. Event supported by the government, political parties, and the UN Verification Mission in…
This is how quarantine is experienced in the Former Territorial Areas for Training and Reintegration
The concern about the spread of COVID-19 is also present in the reintegration areas. They are facing challenges and have closed their borders. The virtual world and isolation have also become part of the daily life of the 24…
"It is a priority to continue working for the security of communities and former combatants": Carlos Ruiz Massieu
The willingness of national and local authorities, FARC and the community to address the situation in Ituango and the former Santa Lucía TATR in terms of protection, safety, and support for the reintegration process, was one…
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Press Release - UN Verification Mission in Colombia
Bogotá, 9 May 2020 - The UN Verification Mission in Colombia condemns the murder of Wilder Daniel Marín Alarcón, a member of the Revolutionary Alternative Force of the Common (FARC) party, occurred on 7 May in the…
Llano Grande family meets the Antioquia Governor’s office
A commission composed of the governor's office, the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, the CNR-FARC and the Agency for Reintegration and Normalization (ARN) visited the former TATR of Llano Grande, Dabeiba, at the invitation of the…
Council of Medellin debates reintegration in Antioquia
The UN Verification Mission in Colombia was invited to present a report on its work in the region. Reintegration in Antioquia and the scope of the work of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia were presented this Thursday…
During the pandemic, hope is sown in Carrizal
Since the establishment of the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration in Carrizal, Remedios, Antioquia, former FARC combatants began efforts to protect the environment. Three tree plant-a-thons have already taken…
Former combatants produce thousands of face masks to benefit vulnerable populations
The UN Verification Mission in Colombia and the UN Development Program support these initiatives. Fourteen workshops of people in the reintegration process: 10 of them in the former Territorial Areas for Training and…
"Money is not for eating."
The challenge of producing food amidst a pandemic. Ricardo is 47 years old. He is short and seen working all the time. When he is not in the banana crop, he is feeding the pigs, cleaning, selling essential products in his…
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Statement by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu for United Nations Security Council Briefing on Colombia
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council: Thank you for the opportunity to present the latest report of the Secretary-General on Colombia, in the company of Foreign Minister Claudia Blum. I am particularly pleased…