Peace Negotiations
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 07:32
The Secretary-General welcomes the announcements of the intention of the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP to put in place new measures to de-escalate the current fighting in Colombia and to accelerate the negotiations in order to reach a peace agreement as soon as possible.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:37
An umbrella body of civil societies in East Africa has sued the Burundi government at the East Africa Court of Justice over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:22
As Colombia’s peace process moves into its 39th round of talks they are facing a rough patch, as public support has decreased and combat operations throughout Afro-Colombian territories have intensified.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 05:31
The prime minister of Ukraine reassured President Obama on Monday that his embattled government was making important progress in overhauling the country’s troubled economy and meeting the terms of a shaky cease-fire with Russia.
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 07:33
In the following months, the negotiating teams are split in two to simultaneously negotiate the two remaining points on the peace talks agenda: Victims and End of Conflict.
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 07:11
Saudi-led air raids killed 21 civilians in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Monday morning, relatives of the victims and medics told Reuters, two days after the start of a United Nations-brokered humanitarian truce that Riyadh does not recognize.
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 06:39
Colombia pledged on Sunday to de-escalate military action against leftist guerrillas if the rebels uphold their unilateral ceasefire, providing a breakthrough in peace talks that had been threatened by an escalation of battlefield violence.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:07
The Saudi-backed government of Yemen has agreed to a “pause” in fighting, starting Friday, so that humanitarian relief can be delivered in the country, United Nations officials said Thursday. The Houthi rebels who control large parts of Yemen have agreed to respect it as well, the officials said.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:54
Iran has blamed bickering between the U.S. and its negotiating partners for the missed Thursday deadline at the nuclear talks in Vienna, as officials in the Austrian capital checked their optimism over hopes for a final deal.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 07:56
Escalation since April in the conflict in South Sudan left little hope a settlement could be reached any time soon.