News (Consolidated)

Popayan, Cauca, Colombia - The Government of Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP) and the United Nations Mission in the country have wrapped up a seven-day training session for 80 women and men who will take part in the tripartite mechanism in charge of…

The United Nations Security Council today approved the Secretary-General’s recommendations regarding the size, operational aspects and mandate of the UN Mission in Colombia, including the deployment of 450 unarmed observers and the establishment of operation in 40 locations. The action – reflected…

Mission will be ready for ceasefire monitoring and verification on 26 September Bogotá –Following the United Nations Security Council’s unanimous support to the UN Mission in Colombia for the second time, the Mission is ready to begin verifying and monitoring the bilateral ceasefire and laying down…

Today, in the Llanos (grassy planes) of Yari, the High Commissioner for Peace Sergio Jaramillo, the Commander of the Strategic Transition Command (COET, in the Spanish acronym) General Javier Florez met with members of the FARC-EP Secretariat, accompanied by the chief of the UN Mission in Colombia…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON COLOMBIA It is a pleasure to welcome President Santos to this chamber today and to share the good news he brings. After more than four years of arduous negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–EP, a peace agreement is…

Delivered in Cartagena, Colombia Excelentísimo Señor Presidente Juan Manuel Santos: Señor Timoleón Jiménez, Comandante de las FARC-EP: Distinguidos invitados y miembros de la comunidad internacional: Excelencias: Señoras y señores: Buenas tardes, es un gran honor participar en esta histórica…

Bogota - Nine representatives of the Government of Colombia, an equal number of members from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army (FARC-EP) and 18 international observers from the UN Mission in the country have started working together at the joint Monitoring and Verification…

Llanos del Yari, Colombia - The UN Mission in Colombia verified today the destruction of 620 kg of explosives, detonators, gunpowder, grenades, mines, and bomb making components by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP). The destruction was carried out in the Yari plains…

New York - Following the result of the plebiscite, the Secretary-General welcomes the public commitment from the Government of Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) and all of the country’s political forces to continue working to end the armed conflict and…

Llanos del Yari, Colombia - The UN Mission in Colombia verified today the destruction of 620 kg of explosives, detonators, gunpowder, grenades, mines, and bomb making components by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP). The destruction was carried out in the Yari plains…

Hamburg, Germany - The 2016 Nobel Prize for Peace has been awarded to President Juan Manuel Santos at a critical moment when this special acknowledgement provides needed hope and encouragement to the Colombian people. This is a timely message to all who have toiled so hard for peace – to the…