Colombia hails UN help in assisting displaced persons, fighting drug trade

by MexicoReporter | September 27, 2007 at 04:40 pm | 384 views | 1 comment

Columbian President Alvara Uribe today thanked the UN for the help it has given the country with its drug trafficking problem and internally displaced people.

Speaking at the General Assembly in New York, Uribe said: “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."

Colombia hails UN help in assisting displaced persons, fighting drug trade

27 September 2007 – The President of Colombia today 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.