Juan Manuel Santos
Over One Thousand Activists Met in Colombia for the World's Largest Youth Forum for Global Peace
One Young World gathered young leaders and innovators creating solutions for climate change, the refugee crisis, genocide, sexual violence, terrorism, global poverty, and more.
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Billionaire George Soros pledges $10 million to fight hate crimes, computer scientists urge Hillary Clinton to call for a recount in three key states, and more.
Women Hold the Key to Restoring Peace in a Divided Colombia
In celebration of International Day of the Girl Child, we're revisiting Gloria Steinem's exploration into the lives of female FARC fighters for her VICELAND show, 'WOMAN.'
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Hillary Clinton takes a double digit lead in national poll, Colombia will start peace talks with ELN rebels, musicians take a stand against Trump in '30 Days, 30 Songs' series, and more.
The Nobel Peace Prize sometimes goes to those who haven't fully achieved peace
The world's most famous prize was just awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, days after his historic peace deal with FARC rebels suffered a razor-thin defeat at the ballot box.
Colombia's president wins Nobel Prize despite failed peace deal
President Juan Manuel Santos has spent the last four years on a deal with FARC guerrillas that would bring peace to a country that has experienced civil war for five decades.
Thousands of Colombians wave white flags for peace
The war with the FARC, together with some other similar conflicts in Colombia, has killed an estimated 220,000 people and forced nearly 7 million from their homes.
Colombian voters just rejected the country’s historic peace deal
In a shocking turn, an accord that would have ended the 52-year war between the Colombian government and FARC rebels was narrowly rejected during a referendum.
Victims of Colombia's long war fear peace won't be any better
Residents in the poverty-stricken refugee town of Riosucio believe the violence that forced them to flee their land will continue despite the signing of a historic peace accord.
Colombia signs FARC peace deal with pens made from bullet casings
But Colombians could still reject the deal, which ends a 50-year conflict, in a national referendum on Sunday.
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Nine people were killed and 40 more were injured in Chicago gun violence over the weekend, LAX was evacuated after police received false reports of gunshots, the US accepts its 10,000th Syrian refugee, and more.
The cocaine industry has a lot riding on Colombia's peace deal
The country's FARC rebels have promised to quit the drug trade, but other groups are ready and waiting to take control.