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With different events, the International Day of Peace was celebrated in Colombia. Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu opened the day with a joint message with the Ambassador of Colombia to the UN, Leonor Zalabata, in which both called for "building a country where racism disappears, with…

On 19 September, a group of 10 women former combatants inaugurated in the municipality of Santander de Quilichao a community shop that sells products made by various cooperatives of former FARC combatants, indigenous communities and victims' organisations in the north of the department of Cauca. The…

On 28 and 29 September, with the participation of former FARC combatants and more than 200 children from three reintegration areas and five surrounding villages in the municipalities of Dabeiba and Mutatá, in Antioquia, celebrated the International Day of Peace with the virtual reality experience…

The famous Colombian cartoonist Julio Cesar Gonzalez Quiceno, known as Matador, presented 27 cartoons and an interactive video for children. The objective was to educate the community on the Colombian Peace Agreement within the International Day of Peace framework. The creative work was possible…

Bogota, 03 October 2022. In his latest report on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, covering the period from 28 June to 26 September 2022, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, acknowledges that recent developments reflect a renewed momentum for peace consolidation. The Secretary…

A delegation led by the Ambassador of the European Union in Colombia, the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Director of Reintegration of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia opened the Second Workshop on Documentary Photography for Peace…

With photographs by Federico Ríos, this is what peace looks like from behind the lens of those who, through their images, tell the story of Colombia’s transition from the armed conflict. Some are recognized photographers, others are signatories of the Peace Agreement, community journalists, victims…

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Colombia Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General New York, 04 October 2022. The Secretary-General strongly commends the decision announced today by the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army…

On 4 October, in Caracas, Venezuela, the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced the re-establishment of negotiations after more than four years of suspension. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, The Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, welcomed the decision of…

On 4 October, the Political Counselor of the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom, Matilda O'Kelly, visited Icononzo, Tolima Department with representatives of the UK Embassy in Colombia and the UN Verification Mission, where she had the opportunity to learn about the reintegration process…

Briefing by Carlos Ruiz Massieu, SRSG and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Security Council Meeting Thank you, Mr. President Mr. President, I thank you very much for the opportunity to present the most recent report of the Secretary-General on Colombia, and to update the Security…

Press release of the presentation of the latest Secretary-General’s Report on Colombia to the United Nations Security Council. New York, 12 October 2022. — “Colombia is going through a moment of renewed expectations, as a result of President Gustavo Petro’s bold proposal of “total peace”. This…