Towns with little state presence, such as La Macarena, Meta, must fend for their economic prosperity in an era of post-conflict.
More than 200 FARC members are preparing their first post-conflcit congress in La Macarena.
The Final Accord has the capacity to catapult this nation to a peaceful future with FARC or plunge back to violence of the past. Millions to mobilise for the plebiscite.
The bilateral ceasefire with goes officially goes into effect and Colombia’s chief negotiator announces “end of war.”
Despite international pledges to help fund its many post-conflict programs, Colombia’s new economic reality means that paying for peace will not be easy.
The decision by UK voters to leave the EU was based more on a rhetoric of fear than facts. As Colombians face their own plebiscite on peace, there are important lessons to be learned.
The agreements reached between the Colombian government and FARC ends all hostilities and paves the way for their political future with guarantees and protection from the state.
The “horrible night has ended” after Colombia was defeated in the semi-finals of Copa America. Today, a new era dawns on Colombia and all eyes are on Cuba.
On June 22, the Colombian Government announced an historic bilateral ceasefire with FARC. Here the official communique from Havana.
One of the longest-running and most bloody conflicts in the world ends Thursday with the official bilateral ceasefire between Colombia and FARC guerrilla.
On Monday, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced that July 20 could be the new deadline for a peace agreement with the FARC rebel group.
According to the United Nation’s Global Trends report, the world has reached the highest level ever recorded of refugees with 60 million in 2015. Colombia records staggeringly high numbers of forced-displacement.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos delivers a stern warning to his citizens, should the peace agreement with FARC be rejected by popular vote.
On Sunday, thousands flocked to Bogotá’s main cathedral to hear Britten’s War Requiem and which ushers in a busy week for the “final phase” of peace talks in Havana.
A process to shield a peace deal with the FARC in Colombia’s constitution has sparked controversy among those who consider the move undemocratic.
High Commissioner for Peace Sergio Jaramillo criticized Colombia’s legal focus on peace arguing it should instead take a humanitarian approach.