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Duque joined leaders from the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and other nations in formally breaking ties with Maduro in favor of opposition-led National Assembly head Juan Guaidó.

The resources will aim to fund emergency healthcare to the most vulnerable and food provisions for young children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers.

At the U.N., Duque reiterated his commitment to crack down on illicit coca production, strengthen the country’s peace process, and find a solution to the Venezuelan crisis.

Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.

The global organization’s Security Council reaffirmed its “full commitment” to the peace process in Colombia for an additional year through September 15, 2019.

"The forecasts for 2018 and 2019 are promising and are supported by stronger growth in Colombia’s trading partners,” stated ECLAC in its mid-year regional breakdown.

The abduction reportedly occurred around 7:30 am on the day that the UN head arrived in Colombia to discuss the nation’s peace process.

The UN pledged to support "Colombia's activities to encourage local communities to voluntarily give up coca cultivation.”

Government negotiators and the ELN had stepped up the urgency to reach an agreement in the lead up to this week’s historic visit by Pope Francis.

While the rest of Latin America is going one way, Colombia is still lagging behind. Only Ecuador, with a 6.1% drop in the first quarter, performed worse.