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New York, 30 June 2017 – Following the presentation of the report of the Secretary-General, Members of the Council expressed their support to the current mission, as well as to the establishment of a second Mission, which was requested earlier this month by the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel…

Bogota, 10 July 2017. The United Nations Security Council decided today to establish a second United Nations Mission in Colombia, with a mandate to verify the reincorporation of the FARC EP into civilian life and the implementation of personal and collective security guarantees in the regions most…

Bogotá, 07 July 2017. Good morning to all press correspondents and media present here; and greetings to all people who accompany us through the live broadcast on the social media networks. Many thanks to everyone for joining us today. I would like to begin with a statement on the current balance of…

New York, July 11/ 2017. The Secretary-General welcomes the establishment of a new United Nations political mission in Colombia tasked with verifying the commitments in the Peace Agreement relating to the reintegration of FARC-EP and the implementation of security guarantees for the group and…

Bogotá, 13 July 2017 - In accordance with resolution 2366 (2017) approved by the Security Council on July 10, which grants the United Nations Mission in Colombia the task of initiating verification of the reincorporation of members of the FARC-EP into the civil life. The UN Mission urgently appeals…

Bogotá. July 26, 2017. Good afternoon, to all press correspondents and mass media present here, as well as all people who are accompanying us with the live broadcast by social networks. To all of you, thank you very much for joining us today. I would like to begin with the present statement of the…

Bogota, 28 July 2017 - Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2366 (2017) on July 10th, which grants the United Nations Mission in Colombia the task of beginning the verification of the FARC-EP members reincorporation into civilian life process. The Mission welcomes the Government's decision to…

Bogota 31 July 2017 – The process of extracting the armament, handed over by the FARC-EP, which has been stored in the camps, as well as that collected from the weapons caches began today. The first place in which this activity began was in the PTN of Monterredondo, in the Department of Cauca. In…

Pondores, La Guajira - 15 August 2017. I am pleased to report about the balance of operations and activities related to the laying down of arms process: Container removal To date, August 15, concluded the process of extracting all the armament and scrap ammunition in the 26 camps of the FARC-EP, as…

Bogotá, 18 august, 2017. The United Nations Mission in Colombia deeply regrets the death of our Chilean observer colleague, Guillermo Andrés Saavedra Juárez, and sends his deepest condolences and solidarity to all his family, friends, compatriots and co-workers. During his period worked with the…

Bogotá, September 1 - 2017 – In accordance with the decision taken by the Government and the FARC-EP yesterday, August 31, to extend until September 15 the deadline for extraction of arms caches, the UN Mission confirms that it will continue with its verification operations of the process. This…

Bogotá, September 4, 2017 – The UN Mission and the United Nations System in Colombia celebrate the agreement reached between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) to implement a bilateral and temporary ceasefire, announced today by the Public Table of Conversations of…