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UN:
COLOMBIA HAILS UN HELP IN ASSISTING DISPLACED PERSONS, FIGHTING DRUG
TRADE: 28/9/2007 (MaximsNews.com, U.N.)
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UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com@
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- 28 September 2007 –
The President of Colombia
yesterday lauded help the country has received from the United Nations in
combating drug trafficking, promoting labour rights and assisting displaced
persons.
Addressing
the annual high-level debate of the General Assembly, Alvaro Uribe said the
fight against impunity for killings of union workers is being carried out under
guidelines from the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) in agreement
between the Government, workers and employers. “The reports on the progress
made, submitted by the ILO office in Colombia, have been positive,” he said.
President
Uribe said the UN Office
against Drugs and Crime has helped to protect the rainforest from the
threat of drug trafficking, while the ILO
carries out “excellent work” in its workers’ protection programme.
“We
have extended the mandate of the Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to maintain its presence in
Colombia for the remainder of my Government’s term in office,” said the
President. “Also different UN entities provide valuable support in the task of
assisting displaced people.”
Describing
the country’s security policy, he said it had succeeded in eradicating
paramilitarism. “The term ‘paramilitary’ was coined to refer to private
criminal organizations whose objective was to combat guerrillas,” he said.
“Today
the only one that combats the guerrillas is the State, which has recovered the
monopoly it never should have lost.”
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