MEDELLÍN, Colombia — The tropical forests stretch across this country like an unbroken green ribbon, linking the steamy Amazon with the chilly Andes — but in the country’s fragile peace, deforestation ...

QUIBDÓ, Colombia (UNHCR) - The Atrato river meanders slowly through the vast tropical jungle of western Colombia, oblivious to the human flow around it. For years, irregular armed groups, guerrillas ...

A recent UN report shows that, in Colombia, the farming of coca for illicit use has not only increased, but has potentially also had significant adverse effects on community workers. The regions of ...

The “how” and the “when” of Colombia’s latest peace breakthrough are of course important — but so is the “where” and “with whom.” On June 23, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed ...

Thousands of miles and an ocean away from home, Maryury Mosquera Palacios brimmed with passion as she described what it means to be a guardian of the Atrato River in Colombia's Chocó bioregion. "The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos invited Purdue University to work with Colombian partners to assist with the development of a master plan for sustainable development of ...

The embattled Pacific state of Choco could soon be the new frontline in Colombia‘s war against drug trafficking gangs. According to the Defense Ministry, Choco will be the third Colombian region this ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 26 April 2002 Increased ...

More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between militant factions, according to the country’s ombudsman. Iris Marín said the ...

The California Cut Flower Commission recently led a delegation of 14 California cut-flower growers and industry representatives to Colombia to experience firsthand the production practices of the ...