The Missing Peace: Colombia’s New Government and Last Guerrillas

COLOMBIA

What’s new? Peace talks with Colombia’s last guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), could be under threat after the election of Iván Duque as the new president. Tangible short-term results are essential to ensure negotiations continue when Duque takes power on 7 August.

Why does it matter? In several regions of Colombia, the ELN is trafficking in drugs, imposing control through violence and clashing with other armed groups. Without a peace agreement, these regions will continue to suffer the impact of a conflict that even the state’s vastly superior military cannot win.

Colombia Takes Another Step Towards Peace After Ceasfire Agreement With ELN

Colombia Takes Another Step Towards Peace After Ceasfire Agreement With ELN


The bilateral ceasefire will run from Oct. 1 until Jan. 9, 2018, with an option for renewal.


The National Liberation Army and the government of Colombia have reached a ceasefire agreement ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the South American country, according to both parties.

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The U.S.-Colombia drug war alliance has failed to stop the country’s drug trade, with last year’s coca yield breaking records. The record harvests can be traced to the country’s government, right-wing paramilitaries and wealthy individuals who are sympathetic to U.S. business interests.
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A man mulches coca leaves with a weed eater at a small makeshift lab in Puerto Bello, Colombia. Coca cultivation surged last year and now covers more territory than it did when a multibillion U.S.-led eradication campaign began 16 years ago (AP/Fernando Vergara)

Η Κολομβία επέστρεψε έξι από τα μηχανήματα που είχαν κλαπεί από τα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία

Η Κολομβία επέστρεψε έξι από τα μηχανήματα που είχαν κλαπεί από τα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία

Συγκεκριμένα δόθηκαν δύο ενδοσκόπια και ένα εξάρτημα στο διοικητή του νοσοκομείου της Λάρισας, Παναγιώτη Νάνο και δύο ενδοσκόπια και ένα εξάρτημα παραδόθηκε στον διοικητή του νοσοκομείου "Άγιος Σάββας", Γιώργο ΔενδράμηΈξι από τα δεκαέξι συνολικά ιατρικά μηχανήματα που είχαν κλαπεί από τέσσερα νοσοκομεία της χώρας και επεστράφησαν από τις Κολομβιανές Αρχές παραδόθηκαν από την ΕΛΑΣ στον υπουργό Υγείας Παύλο Πολάκη ο οποίος με τη σειρά του επέστρεψε τον ιατρικό εξοπλισμό στους διοικητές των νοσοκομείων της Λάρισας και του Αγίου

Can Colombia actually put its peace plan into action?

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Can Colombia actually put its peace plan into action?
Fabio Andres Diaz
The FARC, now undergoing the tricky process of disarmament, was still armed and active just a few months ago. John Vizcaino/Reuters

In Colombia, the November 2016 agreement between the FARC guerillas and the Colombian government has brought the promise of peace for the country and compelled a significant reduction in FARC-related violence.