UNVMC News

Building trust and reconciliation in La Chorrera On 21 January, the UN Verification Mission accompanied the community of La Chorrera, in the municipality of Venecia, in an event where former combatants made improvements to…

On 2 February in Villavicencio, Meta, the Unit for the Search for Persons Deemed as Missing (UBDP) presented its report on the first five years of management as part of the integral system for peace. According to the report…

For the first time in Cumaribo, the largest town in Colombia, young people from seven Departments played football together to foster peace and reconciliation. Participants included former combatants, victims of the conflict…

In Cúcuta, families cultivate cocoa to promote peace In the village of El 25 in the rural area of Cúcuta, in the department of Norte de Santander, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, twenty-seven families started…

In Nariño, the UN Mission supports indigenous communities in the reincorporation process to build bridges of reconciliation. The Ethnic Chapter of the Peace Agreement is coming true in Nariño through art and sports and by…

New shop brings together former combatants, victims of violence On 7 December, former combatants, victims of the conflict and civil society gathered in Villavicencio, in Meta department in Colombia, to inaugurate the Sueños…

Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the 6th Anniversary of the Final Peace Agreement in Colombia Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General New York, 24 November 2022. The…

Between 14 - 18 of November, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia was in the town of Agua Bonita in La Montañita, department of Caquetá, southern Colombia, for the festival “Agua Bonita is painted in colours in the hands…

On November 11, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia presented Pathways Colombia, a virtual reality experience on the Peace Agreement. The film was presented by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head…

On 23 and 24 October, former FARC combatants with the support of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Pastoral Social, and members of the community, celebrated the Day of Peace and Reconciliation in Miranda, Cauca, with…

From October 4-8 in Bogotá, more than 30 women leaders and peacemakers from Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela attended the First Summit of #WomenPeaceBuilders to share their experiences on the…

Briefing by Carlos Ruiz Massieu, SRSG and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Security Council Meeting Thank you, Mr. President Mr. President, I thank you very much for the opportunity to present the most recent…