Attacks on Ecopetrol’s pipeline infrastructure have nearly doubled in 2013 and as of the end of May, the count had reached 90, a radio report quoted an Ecopetrol executive as saying.
Better protection for union leaders has been a resurgent theme and last week was the only issue the USO addressed in statements on its website.
Counts were back up to 41 above recent and long-term averages. Once again, this was a below average week for guerrilla-initiated. Our 4-week Moving Average incident count was steady at 35.3 incidents and the 52 week average was up to 38.7 incidents per week.
The land reform deal which the Farc and government delegates announced on Sunday May 26 continued to get reactions from the political spectrum in Colombia and beyond.
Counts were down to 28 below recent and long-term averages. Unlike last week, this was a below average week for guerrilla-initiated. Our 4-week Moving Average incident count was down to 35.3 incidents and the 52 week average was down as well to 38.2 incidents per week.
This week the peace process passed an important milestone after the Colombian government and Farc delegates reached an agreement over land reforms. The agreement, announced on Sunday, had by Monday become a top news item around the world.
The Farc and ELN are actively promoting blockades using the general population to disrupt production in a key economic sector, Colombia’s Vice Minister of defense Jorge Bedoya was quoted as saying.
The peace delegations of Colombia’s government and the Farc have produced the first major agreement –on land reforms- to come out of peace talks held in Havana, Cuba.
Counts were down to 32 below recent and long-term averages. This was an above average week for guerrilla-initiated incidents and there were some very serious events that were outside our definition of hydrocarbons-related. Our 4-week Moving Average incident count was down slightly to 36.3 incidents and the 52 week average was up slightly 37.8 incidents per week.
The peace process in Colombia awaits a crucial date on Saturday, May 25, when the 9th round of peace talks is scheduled to draw to a close, and according to local paper El Tiempo the issue of land rights should take center stage as a make or break item in the ongoing process. According to the report, a proposed agreement over land rights, and its success or failure, is likely to be revealed this coming Sunday.
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