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Colombia and ELN rebels agree to six-month ceasefire

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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, from left, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General, Monsignor Hector Henao and National Liberation Army leader Israel Ramirez, alias Pablo Beltran, attend a ceremony to formally begin a six-month cease-fire as part of a process to forge a permanent peace between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the government in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Overview

  • The ceasefire began on Thursday and will run until February.
  • It is the result of ongoing peace talks between the government and the ELN.
  • The ceasefire aims to prevent violence and human rights abuses.
  • A committee including civil society will be part of the talks.
  • This is the most progress so far in ending Colombia's 60-year conflict.