Colombian Guerrilla Group Threatens UN Biodiversity Conference
The EMC faction warns delegates to avoid the Cali event, citing military conflict despite government assurances of safety.
- The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, is scheduled to begin on October 21 in Cali, Colombia, with around 12,000 participants expected.
- The EMC, a splinter group of the Farc, has urged international delegates to abstain from attending due to ongoing military conflicts.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro has assured that the security of the conference is guaranteed, despite the EMC's threats.
- Recent military operations in the Cauca region, which injured 17 people, have heightened tensions between the EMC and the Colombian army.
- The EMC, involved in drug trafficking and illegal mining, is the largest faction not adhering to the 2016 peace agreement with the Farc.
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