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Colombia tells UN violence and armed-group membership have risen since 2016 peace deal

Colombia's foreign minister told the UN that more than 132,000 people were killed and armed-group membership rose in the decade after the 2016 FARC peace agreement.

Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula told the UN Security Council that more than 132,000 people were killed between the 2016 FARC peace agreement and August 2026, ABC News reported.

The government said armed-group membership had risen from about 6,000 to nearly 30,000; ABC News said the government's figures could not be independently verified.

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  1. ABC News — Colombia's new government: 2016 deal with rebel group has not brought peace — but 132,000 killings ↗