In Cúcuta, families cultivate cocoa to promote peace
In Cúcuta, families cultivate cocoa to promote peace In the village of El 25 in the rural area of Cúcuta, in the department of Norte de Santander, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, twenty-seven families started two years ago a process of voluntary substitution of illicit crops through…
Building trust and reconciliation in La Chorrera
Building trust and reconciliation in La Chorrera On 21 January, the UN Verification Mission accompanied the community of La Chorrera, in the municipality of Venecia, in an event where former combatants made improvements to the school as a process that demonstrates confidence building and…
In Cumaribo, Vichada, a football match for peace and reconciliation
For the first time in Cumaribo, the largest town in Colombia, young people from seven Departments played football together to foster peace and reconciliation. Participants included former combatants, victims of the conflict, and representatives of indigenous communities. The Minister of Sport, Maria…
In Colombia, missing persons unit presents report
On 2 February in Villavicencio, Meta, the Unit for the Search for Persons Deemed as Missing (UBDP) presented its report on the first five years of management as part of the integral system for peace. According to the report, the UBDP, has made progress regarding 104,602 Colombians who are missing in…
Promotion of social reincorporation initiatives in Guaviare
On 9 February, the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia participated in the presentation of the project "Model of integral care in the reintegration process " in the former reintegration area of Charras, Boquerón and surrounding communities, in the department of Guaviare, southern central…
UN Verification Mission Colombia supports peace efforts in Policarpa, Nariño
On 13 February, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia provided books, and educational and technological materials to improve the Peace Library of the San Francisco de Asís Educational Institution in the village of Madrigal. The Institution is located in Policarpa, Nariño, one of the municipalities…
In Mandé, Peace opens new roads
In Mandé, Peace opens new roads Thanks to the Colombia Peace Agreement, the community and former combatants of Mandé, a remote region located in the municipality of Urrao, in Antioquia, are opening paths of reconciliation and hope. A group of 55 people from the area, 30 of them former combatants and…
Commemorative ceremony in memory of missing persons in El Copey
Commemorative ceremony in memory of missing persons in El Copey The UN Verification Mission in Colombia took part in a ceremony in memory of missing persons in the context of the armed conflict on 2 March in El Copey, in the Department of Cesar, northeastern Colombia. The event was organized by…
Peace Clears the Way in Mandé
Thanks to the Peace Agreement, former combatants and the community pave the way to reconciliation and hope in Mandé, a remote region in the municipality of Urrao, Antioquia. Fifty-five residents of Mandé received diplomas from SENA, certifying them as operators in Livestock Production and Bakery…
Paving the Road to Reconciliation
Four years ago, Cooperativa Multiactiva de los Comunes (Coomulnes) was founded in vereda Venus of the municipality of Tuluá, department of Valle del Cauca, in southwestern Colombia. Nowadays, this cooperative has 36 former combatants and 34 victims of the conflict who found a new livelihood for…
In the Department of Guainía, Indigenous female leaders gathered to strengthen their skills to consolidate political participation
In the Department of Guainía, Indigenous Female Leaders gathered to strengthen their skills to consolidate political participation Female Indigenous leaders attended a meeting in Inírida, the capital of Guainía, a department located in the heart of the Colombian Amazon rainforest, and arrived in…
In Nariño, the UN Mission supports indigenous communities in the reincorporation process to build bridges of reconciliation.
In Nariño, the UN Mission supports indigenous communities in the reincorporation process to build bridges of reconciliation. The Ethnic Chapter of the Peace Agreement is coming true in Nariño through art and sports and by consolidating safe environments for youth in the department. "Peace will come…