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- ↑ "UN Verification Mission in Colombia | Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs". dppa.un.org. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "United Nations Security Council Press Statement on Colombia". Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations. 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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