Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Columbia Peace Deal - Mila Fisher


After nearly four years of peace talks taking place in Cuba, 52 year long conflict in Columbia between the government and the main left-wing rebel group called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (Farc) has been resolved this week, putting an end to one the world's longest running rebellions against the government. The final documented agreement is expected to be officially signed next month.
A ceasefire between these two groups could bring about a feeling of safety among the inhabitants of Columbia, and even though all conflict is not yet brought to a standstill, this is a huge step for peace between the government and rebel organizations. 
Some citizens of Columbia disagree with the ceasefire, because it only deals with one armed group, when there are still more rebel organizations out there.
These other armed groups could take this agreement as an opportunity to step into Farc's place as the main rebel movement in Columbia, or they could choose to follow in Farc's footsteps and begin negotiating their own peace agreements with the Columbian government. Either way, this ceasefire will bring about a change to Columbia, big or small, and hopefully it will be a positive one.

By Mila Fisher

4 comments:

  1. Wow, thats amazing! I have heard little about this and have not had this much information on what is going on over there. Thank you, it's time for Cuba to get in the loop! ~ rayne

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  2. This is definitely I step closer to world peace! Hopefully other rebell groups will follow in there lead. I think that's this will bring the country of Columbia together and truly unite them

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  3. Hopefully they choose to follow Farc's footsteps and set a good example for the rest of the world to create peace.

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  4. Hopefully they choose to follow Farc's footsteps and set a good example for the rest of the world to create peace.

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