Peace Timeline: 2002

U.S. Military and Police Aid - Focus on Arauca and Putumayo: Timeline of Current Events Putumayo:
March 2004

March 9, 2004

Nearly 3,000 families from the municipality of Orito and 1,050 in San Pablo (Sur de Bolívar) will receive their fourth and fifth payments as part of the Colombian Government sponsored "Guardabosques" (Forest-Protector Families) program.

[SEMANA DE PAGOS A FAMILIAS QUE RECUPERAN EL BOSQUE, http://www.plancolombia.gov.co/index.asp?vinculos=1&noticiaID=562&programa=12]

March 8, 2004

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous peoples, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, visited Colombia to prepare a report on the situation of indigenous groups in southern Putumayo and Cauca. Specifically, he will be looking at human rights abuses and the effects of the armed conflict on indigenous communities. Additionally, he met with government officials, indigenous communities, civil organizations, UN representatives and members of the diplomatic community.

In an effort to coordinate operations, the commander of the Southern Naval Force, Captain Juan Antonio Rairán González, visited the 27th Jungle Brigade headquarters in Mocoa. Captain González went to analyze the security situation in the region, and to assess the impact that the current military strategy is having on combating terrorism.

[El Diario del Sur http://www.diariodelsur.com.co/marzo/8/putumayo.php]