Colombia News News Colombia » Security: Colombia presidential vote centers on security, after armed groups expand
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, June 18 (Reuters) - Colombia's next president must regain territorial control from illegal armed groups who gained ground under the current government, while also working ...
News Colombia » Security: Colombia: Pockets of insecurity challenge ‘vibrant democracy’, Security Council told
As Colombia awaits the inauguration of its newly elected president, pockets of insecurity remain a challenge for a nation that has overcome decades of conflict, the head of the UN verification team ...
News Colombia » Security: Colombia assumes UN Security Council presidency for June
Colombia on Monday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for June, pledging to prioritize peacebuilding, women's participation in peace processes, and the protection of children ...
News Colombia » Security: Colombia’s New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims
Members of Colombia's armed forces sweep the landscape for illegal crop plantations. Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges ...
News Colombia » Security: Petro and Colombia’s Armed Forces Are Heading for a Showdown
A police officer stands in front of a campaign sign for then-presidential candidate Gustavo Petro and his running mate Francia Marquez, Bogota, Colombia, May 25, 2022 (AP photo by Fernando Vergara).
News Colombia » Security: Colombia runoff vote shaped by security fears and conflict warnings
LA HORMIGA, Colombia – In the jungles of southern Colombia, rebels turned in so many automatic rifles, pistols and bandoliers of bullets that one of the tables holding them collapsed in the mud. It ...
News Colombia » Security: Bombing in Bogotá Reveals Colombia’s Stubborn Security Challenges
On January 17 th, the Colombian capital of Bogotá was hit by a deadly bombing that claimed the lives of 21 people and revealed the ongoing security challenges the country faces more than two years ...