UN chief urges civilian protection as Colombia fighting rages
"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the recent violence in the Catatumbo region of Colombia," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement, adding that Guterres "calls for an immediate cessation of acts of violence against the civi...
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UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Colombian civilians to be protected amid a sudden surge in fighting between armed leftist groups in the country's northeast.
"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the recent violence in the Catatumbo region of Colombia," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement, adding that Guterres "calls for an immediate cessation of acts of violence against the civilian population."
"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the recent violence in the Catatumbo region of Colombia," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement, adding that Guterres "calls for an immediate cessation of acts of violence against the civilian population."
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