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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:26:16 +0000Colombia suspends forced eradication of coca
Colombia’s police suspended forcibly eradicating coca, the base ingredient of cocaine. The historic decision was announced by the director of the National Police, director General Henry Sanabria. Authorities ended the…
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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:56:34 +0000Colombia needs $68B before 2031 for war victims to rebuild lives
Almost half of Colombia’s war victims live in poverty due to persistent State failures to help them rebuild their lives, according to the government accountability office. The Comptroller General’s Office…
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Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:51:39 +0000Colombia suspends arrest warrants for ELN negotiators
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro authorized the suspension of arrest warrants against ELN commanders in order to facilitate peace talks with the guerrilla group. Petro announced the suspension of the arrest…
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Thu, 18 Aug 2022 05:00:20 +0000Petro’s provisional response to Colombia’s security crisis
President Gustavo Petro has rejected his predecessor’s disastrous response to a security crisis in Colombia, but can’t immediately implement his own. Since the president took office earlier this month, hundred…
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Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:37:54 +0000Colombia’s former president in Ukraine to urge global solidarity
Colombia’s former President Juan Manuel Santos traveled to Ukraine to promote solidarity for the Eastern European country that was invaded by Russia’s military earlier this year. Santos and former United…
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