Community-Oriented Reintegration of Ex-combatants (CORE): Twelfth Quarterly Report, April – June 2009

Forty-seven new projects were approved, totaling USD $5.970.605, bringing the total number of projects to 201. These projects have provided 76,554 services to beneficiaries, with a total IOM financial obligation of USD $38.261.010. The breakdown of projects per component shows that 65% of the projects are focused on supporting the demobilized population, while 23% are related to the National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation. The program has also seen a significant increase in the number of beneficiaries, with 7,250 individuals assisted through the 38 new projects signed in the past quarter. The CORE program has been working closely with various stakeholders, including the Organization of American States, the Ombudsman Office, and the Attorney General's Office. The program has also been supporting the Attorney General's Office with staff located in Bogotá, Medellín, and Barranquilla, and has helped to organize identification gatherings with relatives of missing persons and ceremonies of return of remains. In the national context, the International Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Congress (IDDRC) was held in Cartagena, highlighting the importance of community-based reintegration. The event was organized by the Office of the High Counselor for the Social and Economic Reintegration, the National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Government Agency for International Cooperation. The program has also been working on reparation and assistance to victims, with five new projects approved in the past quarter. These projects aim to provide legal and psychosocial assistance to indigenous victimized families, generate income for victimized families, and develop regional workshops on land restitution. The CORE program has made significant progress in the past quarter, with a focus on supporting the demobilized population and reparation and assistance to victims. The program continues to work closely with various stakeholders to ensure the successful reintegration of ex-combatants into Colombian society. The breakdown of projects per component shows that the majority of the projects are focused on supporting the demobilized population, with a significant increase in the number of beneficiaries. The program has also been working on reparation and assistance to victims, with five new projects approved in the past quarter.