Humanitarian Agenda 2015; Colombia Country Study

Publication language
English
Pages
55pp
Date published
01 Jul 2006
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Development & humanitarian aid
Countries
Colombia
Organisations
Tufts University

The experience of Colombia sheds light on all four themes of the HA 2015 research. First, with respect to universality, Colombia sees itself as part and parcel of the western world. There is broad resonance between Colombian religious and civil traditions and the global humanitarian ethos, laws, and institutions. This comfortable fit exists despite the general unwillingness of key Colombian political authorities to acknowledge the presence of internal armed conflict, which would be to accept the applicability of international humanitarian law. In a larger sense, however, the authorities do not question the framework of international norms by which Colombian policies and practices are judged.