Ceremonies to mark the end of the disarmament of FARC rebels in Colombia are due to be held today.
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The United Nations has confirmed that the majority of weapons have been handed over, in accordance with a peace deal with the government.
Talking to Euronews’ Global Conversation, the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said: “No one ever knows if it’s 100% or not, but each member of the guerilla group has registered. They have to sign a pledge that they will never use weapons again. Each weapon is registered. It’s a very serious process.”
The peace deal signed last year is aimed at ending more than half a century of war.
A small number of weapons will remain in the hands of some rebels for security at s0-called demobilisation camps until they’re closed on August the 1st.