Category: Colombia
October 19, 2015 > Staff
Colombian Government, FARC Agree to Search for Tens of Thousands of Missing People
Top Story — Colombia’s government and FARC rebels agreed Saturday to collaborate on finding the tens of thousands of people who have disappeared since the country’s armed conflict began more […] Read More >
October 15, 2015 > Camila Osorio
In Search for the Next UN Secretary General, Women Fight for Recognition
NEW YORK — Feminist activists, scholars and at least 45 United Nations member states are leading a campaign to make a woman the next U.N. secretary general in what would […] Read More >
September 24, 2015 > Leonardo Goi
In Colombia, There Will Be Peace
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — September 23 marked a historical day for the ongoing peace process between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. After an hour-long […] Read More >
September 24, 2015 > Staff
Colombian President, FARC Rebels Say Peace to Come in Six Months
Top Story — President Juan Manuel Santos and leaders from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced on Wednesday an agreement bringing the country just shy of an end to […] Read More >
September 23, 2015 > Staff
Colombia Announces Shift in Anti-Coca Policy
Top Story — Colombia’s government on Tuesday announced it would increase its on-the-ground efforts to curb cocaine production following the end of a U.S. aerial fumigation program in May. The […] Read More >
September 23, 2015 > Alexandra Hall
Border Deal between Colombia and Venezuela Shows Increasing Influence of Regional Organizations
NEW YORK — In Quito on Monday, President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, and President Juan Manuel Santos, of Colombia, finally brokered a set of agreements to resolve the crisis on […] Read More >
September 22, 2015 > Staff
Maduro, Santos Reach Agreement to End Border Crisis
Top Story — The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela met on Monday for the first time since a crisis broke out along their shared border last month, leaving the meeting […] Read More >
September 16, 2015 > Staff
Colombia, Venezuela May Soon Hold Talks on Border Crisis
Top Story — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday that a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro may happen after the latter’s “gestures” toward resolving a crisis […] Read More >
July 13, 2015 > Staff
In Historic Step, Colombia to Curtail Military Action Against FARC
Top Story —The Colombian government will decrease military activity against FARC rebels, provided that the leftist guerrilla group upholds a recently announced unilateral ceasefire, according to a statement made Sunday […] Read More >
July 13, 2015 > Daniela Castro
Strategy, Cease-Fires and Public Opinion: Inside Colombia’s Peace Process
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — On Sunday, diplomats in Havana, Cuba announced that the Colombian government will de-escalate its military campaign against the FARC rebel group, if that group adheres to the […] Read More >