On 4 April, IRI Colombia participated in an interreligious forum convened by Religions for Peace Latin America and the Caribbean, Religions for Peace Interreligious Council of Colombia (IRC Colombia), and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), entitled, The Contributions of Faith-Based Actors in the Peace Negotiations in Colombia. In the panel discussion on “The Contribution of Faith-Based Actors to Ceasefire Mechanisms and Humanitarian Relief,” Blanca Lucía Echeverry, IRI Colombia National Facilitator, addressed the harmful impact of the armed conflict on the environment and highlighted IRI Colombia’s work on the protection of tropical rainforests in the Colombian Amazon. The interreligious forum was attended by important representatives of diverse religious and faith communities involved in the peace processes currently being carried out by the Colombian government, including some members of the IRI Colombia Advisory Board, such as Pastor Edgar Castaño, Representative of the Evangelical Confederation of Colombia (CEDECOL), and Monsignor Francisco Duque, President of IRC Colombia.
