El Salvador: Unhappy Anniversary?
In 1992 the United Nations-backed Chapultepec peace accords brought decades of civil war in El Salvador to an end.
Now, 25 years after the peace...
Colombia: Alvaro Uribe and the Peace Talks
Former President Alvaro Uribe is critical of the current Colombian government's attempts to secure peace with the FARC guerrillas.
Colombia: an election which may determine the fate of peace
Colombia: an election which will determine the fate of peace
By Thomas Mortensen, Colombia Country Manager, Christian Aid
As Colombians head to the polls on the...
The Peace Agreement three years on – Afro-Colombian and Indigenous perspectives
Three years ago, the Colombian government and its armed
opponents of fifty years signed a peace agreement that offered a framework for
ending violent conflict and...
Colombia: Petrol fuels instability on the border
Brigadier General Gustavo Moreno is sitting behind a wide desk in his air-conditioned office. It overlooks the parade ground of the police compound which...
Colombia: commemorating the Mulatos massacre
For the national peace process to succeed, local communities need to make sense of their past and keep alive historical memory.
Colombia: End of Conflict Agreement Signed
The last two pending points in the 4-year negotiations are agreed and the complete final agreement is ready to be signed.
Metamorphosis in Colombia: Guerrillas In Search Of Peace
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In 2016 one of the world’s oldest, largest and best known guerrilla armies,...
Colombia’s plebiscite: catharsis in writing
Colombians’ rejection of the peace deal on 2 October led to mass demonstrations in the streets, with people demanding a new agreement, fast. ‘Friends...
Ten Years: an NGO adapts to peace-building in Colombia
Written by Christian Aid’s Kate Newman and Karen Brock, based on conversations with Pedro Lazaro, Thomas Mortensen and Alejandra Albizu.
For more than two decades,...