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The kidnapping of a military general by FARC rebels operating in Colombia’s Pacific state of Choco — which led to the suspension of peace talks with the government — has shone a spotlight on the ...
News Colombia » Choco: Residents of Colombia's Choco clamor for help as violence flares
CONDOTO, Colombia (Reuters) - More than a hundred residents of Colombia's northwestern municipality of Condoto gathered over the weekend to plead with government officials for help amid fighting ...
News Colombia » Choco: Chocó at epicenter of Colombia’s social, environmental conflicts
If you liked this story, share it with other people. From a distance, it looked like a game of baseball, but the reality is that the fighters were training because war could be just around the corner ...
News Colombia » Choco: REDD in Colombia: using forests to finance conservation and communities in Colombia’s Choco, a former war zone
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), a climate change mechanism proposed by the U.N., has been widely lauded for its potential to simultaneously deliver a variety of benefits ...
News Colombia » Choco: Violent History Repeats Itself in Colombia’s Strategic Chocó Department
The ELN has denied responsibility for the killing of five civilians in the Colombian department of Chocó. The latest violence shows the zone’s valuable strategic position and highly lucrative criminal ...
News Colombia » Choco: Temblor de magnitud 3,2 se registró en Panamá y también se sintió en Colombia
El movimiento telúrico tuvo como punto cercano a Juradó, Chocó, donde se sintió a unos 56 kilómetros del epicentro ubicado en territorio panameño.
News Colombia » Choco: In Colombia, Chocó Seeks Prosperity After Fighting
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News Colombia » Choco: At least 37 dead in Colombia landslides
Landslides in Colombia’s northwestern area of Chocó have killed at least 37 people, authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office told CNN en Español on Saturday. The latest report did not say how many had ...
News Colombia » Choco: Colombia: staff dispatched to two areas in Colombia's Chocó region
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 30 March 2004 UNHCR has ...