Mike Gatehouse

Christian Aid's country representative lays out what is at stake in the peace referndum

Where demobilisation of the FARC may leave a dangerous vacuum and increased violence

16 September 2016 The Colombia Peace Process & FARC Congress Dear LAB Supporter and Friend, LAB Correspondent Gwen Burnyeat is at present in Colombia, travelling with a group from ReD (Rodeemos el Diálogo) who are attempting to educate people, especially the urban middle class, about the peace process. The final agreements were signed off in Havana, but must now be endorsed by a...

UK Aid Agency Christian Aid hails the positive outcome of the peace process, but notes the challenges ahead.

2 August 2016 STRIKES IN RIO – END OF CONFLICT IN SIGHT IN COLOMBIA – EIGHT MONTHS ON FROM MARIANA DISASTER – PERUVIAN ELECTIONS AND MORE Dear LAB Supporter and Friend, One important piece of recent news comes from Colombia. After protracted negotiations in Havana, the Santos government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have signed off the last component...

Privatisation, mass lay-offs and salaries unpaid for months fuel unofficial strikes and discontent.