Displacement in Colombia to Persist Despite Cease-fire, UN Says

Even though the government and FARC rebels signed a cease-fire accord Thurdsay, thousands of Colombians will be forced to flee their homes each year because of violence by other armed groups, the U.N. refugee agency said. Colombia's government and rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed the agreement to end hostilities, bringing them close to ending Latin America's longest-running insurgency. The half century of war has killed more than 200,000 people. But...

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