Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Peace and Justice
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2016-10-07

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on October 7, 2016, “for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.” 

On February 3, 2016, he spoke with NPR's Tom Gjelten at an event co-hosted by USIP. In this clip, he discusses the challenge of balancing peace and justice when ending a war.

Watch the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2qVrD4cc90

The forum was hosted by USIP with the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, the Atlantic Council, the Council of the Americas and Inter-American Dialogue.

For more USIP resources on Colombia, visit: http://www.usip.org/category/countries/colombia

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