Colombia’s government and FARC rebels reached a key agreement this week on how to deal with victims, moving both parties closer to a final peace deal.
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Bogotá looks toward peace and a new mayor
A new mayor will guide Bogotá in a post-conflict Colombia, and it won’t be an easy job.
The uncertain political future of FARC
Despite the historic handshake between FARC’s “Timochenko” and President Santos, Colombians remain skeptical over the guerrilla’s proposed political future.
Colombia seals peace with a handshake
During an historic encounter in Havana, the Colombian government and FARC announce that a peace deal will be reached before March 2016.
Colombia: Historic day for peace
President Santos makes a sudden trip to Havana, Cuba, to meet the FARC’s maximum leader “Timochenko” as rebels reach transitional justice deal.
Drawings for the post-conflict
An exhibition by the Banco de la República unites demobilized combatants and respected artists to imagine a post-conflict future.
Colombia’s parks in the post-conflict
The Environment Ministry embarks on a plan to safeguard this country’s animal and plant kingdoms for the post-conflict.
Mob justice takes hold in Bogotá slums
Frustration and anger over the due process of law is allowing vigilante justice to prosper along the Colombian coast.
Colombia: Power in peacebuilding
Many inter-faith organizations are working at a community level to promote a culture of peace.
Colombia: The “violence” report
A controversial report claims that Colombia is the least-peaceful nation in Latin America despite progress to contain violence.
A photo “moment”
Despite negativism surrounding the current state of the peace talks with FARC, progress is being made on the lamdmine front.
Colombia: Peace at “lowest point”
International mediators have called on FARC to de-escalate the violence in order to salvage Colombia’s prospects of peace.
An all-out peace “offensive”
Recent military action against FARC may induce a bilateral ceasefire faster than pundits have predicted.
Colombia: Transforming the land
The Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is backing an agro-industrial venture in Colombia which aims to change the lives of potato farmers.
Capturing the “perfect soldier”
Photojournalist Giovanni Diffidenti has dedicated two decades to capturing the victims of landmines; the “perfect soldier.” The Government and FARC will embark soon on an ambitious project to identify where mines have been planted across Colombia.
Is it everyone’s peace?
Colombians remain divided on many issues surrounding the peace process, such as transitional justice, land repatriation and impunity.