Three killed due to bomb launched at police station in southern Colombia - Reports
Nov 23, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Mexico City/Sputnik/UNI: Three people were killed and at least 10 were injured as a result of explosive devices being launched at a police station in Colombia's southwestern Cauca province from a truck, media reported.
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York: Thousands of former fighters from Colombia’s largest rebel group remain committed to the historic 2016 peace deal which ended more than five decades of civil conflict, but attacks against the ex-combatants have been a continuous cause for concern, the Security Council heard on Thursday. 
Aug 07, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): The UN migration agency, IOM, has welcomed Colombia’s decision on Monday to grant nationality status to more than 24,000 Venezuelan babies born inside the country after their parents fled across the border.
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:36 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): The Colombian peace process is an outstanding example of how much support the United Nations can provide when the Security Council is ‘firmly united’, a senior UN envoy said on Friday, calling for the 15-member body’s continued commitment as the country works to overcome secure lasting peace.
Jun 05, 2019, at 09:14 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of challenges in implementing the peace process in Colombia, six independent UN human rights experts condemned on Tuesday the killing of a former member of the FARC-EP guerilla movement, which they said constitutes a “violation” of the guarantees made by the Government in the 2016 peace agreement.
May 11, 2019, at 06:25 am
New York, May 11 (IBNS):Alarmed by the “strikingly high number” of human rights defenders being killed, harassed and threatened in Colombia, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in the country on Friday, called on authorities to “make a significant effort” to “tackle the endemic impunity” surrounding these cases.
Colombia, Chile deny role in Venezuelan power outage
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:28 am
Buenos Aires, Apr 9 (Sputnik/IBNS) Colombia and Chile on Monday denied claims by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of having a role in power outages that have plagued his nation for a month.
Plane crash kills 12 in Colombia
Mar 10, 2019, at 08:46 am
Bogota, Mar 10 (Xinhua/IBNS): A total of 12 people were killed following a plane crash in Colombia on Saturday, the Special Administrative Unit of Colombia's Civil Aeronautics (Aerocivil) said.
UN diplomacy: political conflicts to watch in 2019
Jan 01, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Jan 1 (IBNS): As the world – and the United Nations – continues to grapple with political crises, we look at the political landscape with Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo. We begin by asking her what it’s like to be the top UN political officer.
Venezuela prisons ‘beyond monstrous’, UN warns, highlighting plight of Colombian detainees
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:36 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Conditions in Venezuela’s prisons are “beyond monstrous”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, before calling for an independent and transparent investigation into the death of a leading political opponent of the Government.
Colombian President calls for international support to ensure success of ‘fragile’ peace process
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:50 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Describing himself as part of a new generation of Colombians, President Iván Duque Márquez told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that in the wake of the two-year old peace deal, his country was uniting around shared objectives, building a path of progress with democratic institutions.
Colombia's new President Ivan Duque takes office
Aug 08, 2018, at 11:26 am
Bogota, Aug 8 (IBNS): Colombia's new President Ivan Duque took office after he was sworn in at Bogota's Bolivar square on Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): Amid a long series of challenges, the implementation of the peace process in Colombia is moving forward and has achieved important milestones in recent months, according to a new report by the United Nations Secretary-General presented to the Security Council on Thursday.
Colombia: New Congress marks rebel group’s transition ‘from weapons to politics’, says UN
Jul 22, 2018, at 04:07 pm
New York, July 22 (IBNS): Celebrating the holding of the first session of a new Congress in Colombia, the United Nations has said that the inclusion of former rebels in the legislative body marked their transition “from weapons to politics”.
Ivan Duque elected Colombia President
Jun 18, 2018, at 11:28 am
Bogota, Jun 18 (IBNS): Ivan Duque, a conservative political newcomer, has been elected as the new President of Colombia, reports said on Monday.
Colombia: UN food relief agency seeks urgent funds to help 350,000 Venezuelan migrants
Apr 28, 2018, at 12:49 pm
New York, Apr 28 (IBNS): The United Nations emergency food relief agency has issued an urgent appeal for nearly $46 million to feed some 350,000 impoverished migrants who crossed the border from Venezuela into Colombia, as well as host communities with pre-existing vulnerabilities.
UN chief condemns abduction and killing of media workers near Ecuador-Colombia border
Apr 21, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 21 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the kidnapping and killing of three media workers near the border between Ecuador and Colombia, confirmed on 13 April, as well as the subsequent kidnapping of two other Ecuadorian nationals.
Apr 20, 2018, at 01:38 pm
New York, Apr 20 (IBNS): In a milestone exercise that “transited the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) from weapons to politics,” last month’s congressional elections drew millions of Colombians to the polls amid a trend towards a reduction of electoral violence, the senior-most United Nations official in the country said on Thursday
Colombia bridge collapse kills at least 10
Jan 16, 2018, at 02:32 pm
Bogota, Jan 16 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed as a bridge collapse close to Bogota area in Colombia on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
In Colombia, UN chief meets with ex-combatants, expressing hope for future and peace process
Jan 15, 2018, at 01:57 pm
New York,Jan 15 (JEN):On the second day of an official visit to Colombia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed hopes for the future and for the peace process in the South American country.
Colombia: Reintegrating 14,000 ex-combatants remains a challenge, Security Council told
Jan 11, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New York, Jan 11 (JEN): Colombia's peace efforts remain challenged by the task of reintegrating 14,000 former rebel combatants, the top United Nations official in the country said Wednesday as he also reported to the Security Council that the UN will 'closely follow' reports of a just-broken ceasefire between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian Government.
In Colombia, UN political chief urges parties to ‘stay the course’ set out in peace accord
Nov 17, 2017, at 05:53 pm
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): More must be done to ensure that the remarkable gains of the first phase of Colombia’s peace process are maintained, the top United Nations political official has said, wrapping up a visit to the country with an appeal to all Colombians to rally behind the accord, especially to ensure that former combatants are reintegrated into civilian life.
Colombia: New UN Mission begins operation; focus on reintegrating ex-fighters
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:09 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): The second post-conflict United Nations mission in Colombia has started its operations, succeeding the UN entity which was mandated to verify the implementation agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) concerning the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, and laying down of arms.
Colombia: UN Mission team ambushed; one wounded in attack
Aug 08, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): A team from the United Nations Mission in Colombia was ambushed on Sunday while working to uncover explosives left by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) in the Caloto municipality in the south-west of the country
Colombia: Security Council authorizes UN mission to monitor reintegration of FARC-EP
Jul 11, 2017, at 01:16 pm
New York, July 11(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Monday decided to establish a new United Nations political mission in Colombia that will succeed the current one and will shift from monitoring the disarmament of former combatants to verifying their political, economic and social reintegration.
Colombia: With arms laid down, focus now on reintegration, UN envoy tells Security Council
Jul 01, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, July 1(Just Earth News): Highlighting progress in the Colombian peace process, especially the completion of the laying down of arms by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP), the United Nations envoy for the country has called for shifting the momentum to other aspects of the historic peace deal.
Colombia: UN mission collects nearly all remaining weapons from FARC-EP
Jun 28, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, June 28(Just Earth News): The peace effort in Colombia on Tuesday reached a milestone, with nearly all of the remaining number of weapons held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) turned over to the United Nations for registering and storing.
Colombia: Tourist boat sinks, killing at least nine
Jun 26, 2017, at 03:54 pm
Bogota, Jun 26 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed after a tourist boat sank on Sunday in Columbia's Guatape water reservoir, a popular tourist hotspot, reports said.
In Bogota, Security Council pledges support to Colombia’s efforts to implement peace process
May 05, 2017, at 09:38 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): In Colombia to acknowledge and witness first-hand both the progress and the challenges of carrying out the aims of a hard-won peace deal, a delegation from the United Nations Security Council on Thursday met President Juan Manuel Santos and applauded the country as an example for overcoming difficulties and setbacks to bring to an end more than a half a century of conflict.
Colombian fighting displaced more than 900 families since January - UN agency
Mar 11, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Mar 10 (Just Earth News): Despite a peace agreement, ongoing fighting in the Colombian Pacific Coast has displaced more than 3,500 people so far this year – many of them from the Afro-Colombian or indigenous communities, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday announced.