“Meddling Commemoration” and State Recognition of COVID-19 Victims Kristin Foringer on March 16, 2021
In Colombia, an official call to mourn the country’s growing number of COVID-19 victims came alongside the news of defense minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo’s death due to the virus. Within the same day, on January 26
th, Colombian President Iván Duque issued an executive decree calling for the “honoring of the memory of COVID-19 victims and especially that of Dr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo García” via a three-day period of national mourning. Duque used rhetoric surrounding this symbolic act to describe COVID-19 as the “invisible enemy” that Trujillo faced while in the “line of duty,” relegating the disease to a collective threat similar to the lingering conflict violence that Duque’s administration has been ill-equipped to manage.
Security Council Press Statement on Colombia, 28 January 2021
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Tarek Ladeb (Tunisia):
The Members of the Security Council reiterated their full and unanimous support for the peace process in Colombia, underlining the important achievements made in four years since the signing of the Final Peace Agreement while recognizing that significant challenges remained. They reaffirmed their commitment to working closely with Colombia, as it moves into a milestone fifth year of peacebuilding, to consolidate progress towards the comprehensive implementation of the Final Peace Agreement, and welcomed both parties’ continued commitment to this end. They considered that the priority areas for implementation outlined by the Secretary-General in his latest report provided a valuable framework for making decisive progress over the year ahead. They strongly supported complementary efforts by the United Natio
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