Dr. Virginia M. Bouvier
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- Ahora en español--La construcción de la paz en tiempos de guerra (2014).
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Tag Archives: United Nations
No Hedging of Bets for Colombia’s Plebiscite
September 9, 2016 Colombian rebel troops are heading to decommissioning centers and minors are set to leave guerrilla ranks on Sept. 10 as the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) begin implementing their peace accord ahead of … Continue reading
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September 9, 2016
Tagged Alejandro Ordóñez, Andres Pastrana, Álvaro Uribe, Carter Center, CICR, DDR, Democracy, El Salvador, ELN, FARC-EP, ICRC, IOM, Juan Manuel Santos, Nepal, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, Northern Ireland, OIM, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, South Africa, Timochenko, United Nations, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Nacional
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Colombia Cease-Fire Accord Marks Historic Turn
June 24, 2016 “Colombia Cease-Fire Accord Marks Historic Turn” (Reprinted from “Q&A: On the Issues with Virginia “Ginny” Bouvier,” by Fred Strasser). More than a half-century of internal warfare in Colombia is on the brink of a peaceful resolution after … Continue reading
New Breakthrough at Colombia’s Peace Table
Bogotá, Colombia May 12, 2016 In what government negotiator Humberto de la Calle called a “highly important act”, yesterday afternoon, the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP moved one step closer to a final peace agreement. (See his statement here.) … Continue reading
Gender Experts Arrive in Havana
December 16, 2014 With the renewal of the peace talks in Havana on Dec. 10, the Colombian government and FARC-EP negotiating teams are moving full steam ahead, the visit of the first of three women’s organizations to the peace table … Continue reading
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December 16, 2014
Tagged Ana Elsa Rojas, Angela Ceron, ASODEMUC, Belen Sanz, Casa de la Mujer, Claudia Mejia, Corporacion Colombiana de Teatrro, Cuba, HildePatricia Ariza, Iniciativa de Mujeres por la Paz, Magalis Arocha, Marina Gallego, Norway, Olga Amparo Sanchez Salvesen, Red Nacional de Mujeres Artistas por la Paz, Sisma-Mujer, UN Women, United Nations
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Update on Talks in Havana
November 12, 2014 On Friday, November 7, President Juan Manuel Santos wrapped up a five-day diplomatic marathon for peace to the capital cities of Madrid, Brussels, Berlin, Lisbon, Paris, and London. He met with heads of state, kings, princes, and … Continue reading
28th Cycle of Talks in Havana in Full Swing
September 10, 2014 On Monday, September 1, the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP reconvened in Havana to initiate the 28th cycle of peace talks. In this cycle, negotiators are working simultaneously on several different fronts. Victims The parties at … Continue reading
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September 10, 2014
Tagged Aguilas Negras, Alexandra Nariño and Camila Cienfuegos, Angela Giraldo, as well as Magaly Arocha D., Álvaro Uribe, Black Eagles, Centro Democratico, Clara Rojas, Colombia, Comando Guerrillero de Normalizacion, DDR, Diana Grajales, Elena Ambrosi, end of conflict, Fabrizio Hochschild, FARC, Gender subcommission, General Javier Florez, Historical Commission on the Conflict and Its Victims, Humberto de la Calle, Jaime Peña, Joaquin Gomez, Juan Fernando Cristo, Luz Marina Bernal, María Fernanda Cabal, Maria paulina riveros, military, National University, Nigeria Renteria, Sergio Jaramillo and Humberto de la Calle, Southern Bloc, transitional command, United Nations, Victoria Sandino, Yira Castro
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Avances importantes sobre tema de víctimas
27 julio 2014 En junio y julio, los delegados de paz del gobierno de Colombia y las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC-EP) hicieron avances importantes en el tema de víctimas y las partes reconocieron el derecho de las víctimas … Continue reading
Update on the Peace Talks
July 11, 2014 After a period of intense activity and major breakthroughs in content and process at the peace table in the weeks before the presidential elections on June 15 (and with a period of national celebration for Colombia’s outstanding … Continue reading
Round 18 on Illicit Drugs Ends
December 21, 2013 At the beginning of this week, representatives of the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP initiated their 18th round of peace talks in Havana. Concurrently, a unilateral ceasefire declared by the FARC on December 8, went into … Continue reading
