Lutheran World Relief Applauds Colombia’s Historic Ceasefire Accord

The agreement between the Government of Colombia & FARC rebels is a major step in ending a 5-decade warLutheran World Relief applauds today’s signing of an historic ceasefire accord between the Government of Colombia and FARC rebels that is a major step toward achieving a lasting peace and ending five decades of war. The agreement, announced in Havana, where peace talks have taken place since November 2012, seeks to end the bloody conflict that has claimed 220,000 lives and displaced more than 6.3 million people, a global total second only to Syria. The inclusion of conflict victims