As pope visits, a neglected crisis in Colombia gets little attention
6 September 2017 Conflict
Pope Francis begins a six-day trip to Colombia today aimed at encouraging peace and reconciliation, but how much attention will be given to the upt...
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"Pistol plan" shows why peace celebrations in Colombia premature
28 June 2017 Conflict
At a ceremony earlier this week, UN inspectors confirmed that more than 7,000 FARC rebels had turned over their weapons, marking the formal conclus...
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Colombia, Peru disasters show growing risk from ‘coastal El Niño’
5 April 2017 Environment and Disasters
South America is in the grip of an unprecedented climate phenomenon that has unleashed unusually heavy rains and taken a destructive toll...
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Inside Colombia's enduring kidnapping ordeal
19 January 2017 Conflict
Late last year, Colombia’s Congress approved a revised peace deal with the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) that aims to end 52 years ...
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Five rare humanitarian success stories of 2016 (plus caveats)
29 December 2016 Solutions and Innovations
It’s hard to see the silver lining around a year as awful as 2016, but a few good news stories did emerge...
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Colombia’s coca growers fear new peace accord
27 October 2016 Conflict
In the wake of the shock referendum result earl...
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Why do peace deals fall at the final hurdle?
26 October 2016 Conflict
In the lead-up to the Colombian peace referendum on 2 October, Colombian president and ...
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What next for Colombia?
5 October 2016 Conflict
Days after Colombia voted ‘no’ to the terms of a peace deal between the government and the FARC rebel group, the country is still struggling to com...
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Could Colombia's faltering reintegration programme doom the peace process?
9 August 2016 Conflict
“They say crime doesn’t pay, but it really does in this country,” says Humberto Aguirre, a frustrated former fighter from the Bloque Centauros, one...
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What Colombia’s peace process can teach the world
20 July 2016 Conflict
In the midst of bloody, drawn-out wars like those raging in Syria and South Sudan, it can be hard to envisage a peaceful outcome...
