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Colombia
Colombia remains entrenched in violence.  Eighty percent of the approximately 60,000 deaths since 1985 have been civilian casualties.  While women represent more than 50 percent of the estimated 2.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), they are also involved as armed combatants and supporters of various groups.  Women's engagement in peacemaking increased in the early 1990s and has evolved into a complex network of national and local organizations.

Click here to learn about the Initiative for Inclusive Security's Colombia Consultation, May 2007 and Colombia Consultation, November 2006.

Click here to learn about "Women and Power," an international forum held in Colombia May 24 and May 25, 2007.

Inclusive Security Publications
In the Midst of War: Women's Contributions to Peace in Colombia
Preparing for Peace: The Critical Role of Women in Colombia

Inclusive Security Recommendations
Click here for the recommendations from the 2008 Colloquium in English.
Click here for the recommedations from the May 2007 Colombia Consultation in Spanish.
Click here for the recommendations from the 2007 Colloquium in either English or Spanish.
Click here for recommendations from the November 2006 workshop in either English or Spanish.

Conflict Background
BBC Country Profile