Colombia calls for global financial consensus to avert COVID debt crisis
New York: The President of Colombia on Tuesday warned that many developing countries have increased their fiscal deficit to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk their financial capacity to act on other priorities, such as climate change.
Colombia peace process at critical juncture: UN envoy
New York: Events that were previously unthinkable in Colombia have been made possible through the historic 2016 peace agreement, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Colombia: UN rights chief calls for an end to all forms of violence in Cali
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced her “deep concern” at recent events in the Colombian city of Cali that include reports of several deaths and violence.
Rights experts call for probe into violent crackdown on Colombia protests
New York: Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS) have called for the Colombian Government to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the violent crackdown on recent peaceful protests in the country.
UN chief welcomes Colombia’s ‘act of solidarity’ with 1.7 million Venezuelans
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General, on Monday, applauded the announcement by the President of Colombia that the country will provide temporary protection to all Venezuelans in its territory.
UN chief welcomes Colombia’s ‘act of solidarity’ with 1.7 million Venezuelans
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General, on Monday, applauded the announcement by the President of Colombia that the country will provide temporary protection to all Venezuelans on its territory.
UN documents 375 killings in Colombia in 2020, urges Government action
New York: The United Nations has recorded the deaths of 255 people in 66 massacres in Colombia this year, as well as the killing of 120 human rights defenders, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
Women the ‘driving force’ for peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN chief
New York: The UN deputy chief has underscored the importance of the full and comprehensive implementation of Colombia's historic 2016 peace agreement, to enable sustainable and resilient communities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Colombian police arrest former FARC member who resumed criminal activity - President
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: The Colombian police have caught a former member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), said to have continued engaging in criminal activities even after the group's disarmament, President Ivan Duque said.
While political actors in Colombia are uniting to confront COVID-19, they must also work together to fight “the epidemic of violence” against civil society leaders, human rights defenders and former combatants, the head of the UN mission in the country said on Tuesday during a Security Council meeting held by videoconference.
Eleven killed, 4 injured in Colombia's coal mine explosion
Mexico City,/UNI: A methane explosion at a coal mine in the central Colombian department of Cundinamarca damaged three nearby mines and caused the collapse of one of them, resulting in 11 deaths.
Car explosion on highway in western Colombia kills 7, injures 11: Local Army Chief
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least seven people have died, and 11 others were injured as a result of a car explosion in western Colombia, Major General Jorge Isaacs Hoyos Rojas, a local army commander, said on Tuesday.
Colombia: ‘Staggering number’ of human rights defenders killed in 2019
New York/IBNS: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is “deeply troubled by the staggering number of human rights defenders killed in Colombia” last year, its spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Colombia: ‘Significant strides’ towards integrated peace, UN envoy tells Security Council
New York/IBNS: Colombia has continued to make “significant strides in its peace process”, the top UN envoy in the country told the Security Council on Monday.
Three killed due to bomb launched at police station in southern Colombia - Reports
Mexico City/Sputnik/UNI: Three people were killed and at least 10 were injured as a result of explosive devices being launched at a police station in Colombia's southwestern Cauca province from a truck, media reported.