The situation in Colombia develops quickly in regards to both the ongoing Peace Talks and end of the year data released on how the civil conflict continues to impact important issues like child soldier recruitment.

Here are some of the stories we have been following and will continue to update from our partners in Colombia:

Illegal armed groups have recruited more than 100 children in 2014 (but the number is thought to be much higher), according to this account from Colombia Reports.

The FARC announced truce has hit a sticking point, because the government has "rebuffed the unilateral truce declared by the country's largest rebel group, saying the guerrillas' conditions are unacceptable until a peace deal is reached."

Despite the ongoing obstacles to reaching final agreement, progress has been made on victims' rights: Directly from Telesur:

The fifth and final victims' group joined Colombia's peace talks in Havana on December 16, signaling the end of a historic element of Colombia's peace negotiations. An agreement on how to deal with the more than 6 million victims generated by Colombia's internal conflict is expected for early 2015."

Finally, In Buenaventura, members of a small neighborhood established a conflict-free humanitarian zone, in partnership with the human rights organization Justice and Peace. Watch this excellent PBS video to learn more background on the conflict and to see how Fr. Jesus Geraldo and his group are creating a 'Humanitarian Zone' for peace within one neighborhood in this city which could serve as a model for other grass-roots efforts. 

A woman with a Colombian national flag takes part in a march against the current peace talks with FARC rebels in Cali, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 13, 2014. Hundreds of people marched in several cities in Colombia to question the peace negotiations between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC guerrillas.