The reincorporation to civil life of minors recruited by Farc is advancing with help from the Red CrossInternational Committee (ICRC.) However, this is just the beginning as no one really knows how manychildren are among the 7,000 Farc personnel concentrated in different rural areas.
Our count of security incidents near oil and gas infrastructure that we attribute to the guerrilla went down this month. But considering the impact, mere numbers are not telling the whole story.
This week marks 100 days of the signing of the peace agreements between the government and Farc. During this time, its implementation has had more delays than progress. This is a brief recap of what has happened.
Codaltec and Colombian engineers designed and built a satellite radar to guard the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline.
Attacks on the oil infrastructure are constant in the country and the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline has been one of the most affected. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) revealed figures on the impact.
This Wednesday, with 53 votes in favor and 2 against, the Senate approved the enabling legislation for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) that judges war crimes from Colombia’s armed conflict.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, met with members of the sector to discuss the challenges for this year. At the meeting, they also talked about the sector’s progress during last year.
This week, the last and most awaited debate regarding the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) took place in the Congress. The project was finally approved, only after senators decided more than 10 of its points had to be reformed.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) faces increasing social unrest and, at the same time, attacks against its infrastructure. This means high costs for everyone. Attacks on Caño Limón pipeline are the most significant.
This week was definitely hectic for the post-conflict process since the fight against drugs in the country seems to be coming to an end with Farc’s help, but the political battle in the Senate over the JEP project seems to be just starting.
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