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BOGOTA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- As Colombia's government and largest guerrilla force prepare to put an end to five decades of civil war with a definitive peace deal, the challenges and opportunities of a post-conflict era are coming into greater focus.
Colombia is preparing to reap the benefits of peace, and to take on the complex tasks of dismantling the war machine and rebuilding not just communities, but also lives.
The end of fighting between government troops and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) should bring peace. Unfortunately, landmines, one of the legacies of the conflict, threaten to continue to inflict death and destruction in many parts of Colombia for years to come.
A demining campaign agreed to by both sides has already begun in what is considered to be Colombia's most heavily mined location, the El Orejon trail in the department of Antioquia. Members of the FARC's 36th front are believed to have planted some 3,000 mines in this area.
According to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), "Colombia suffers from widespread suspected landmine and explosive remnant of war contamination."
"There have been reports of mine and UXO (unexploded ordnance) incidents in over 60 percent of Colombia's municipalities, and in 31 out of 32 administrative departments," UNMAS said.
While the number of people killed or injured from stepping on a mine is on the decline, "Colombia still has the second highest number of new victims registered each year, with 219 new victims reported in 2015," including many children, the UN agency said.
Ending the conflict will also put an end to the rebels' recruitment of minors to join the armed leftist movement. It should free some 8,000 Colombian youth, who today form part of the guerrilla group, to rejoin their families and pursue education.
For those children and others living in rebel strongholds, the Colombian government needs to invest to provide free or affordable quality education if it wants to counter the influence of still active guerrilla groups, like the smaller National Liberation Army, or the lure of criminal organizations.
In addition, the government will need to spur the creation of jobs for the nearly 10,000 FARC fighters who will be laying down arms to rejoin society.
Providing opportunities for decent employment will ensure the fighters and their families to make a smooth transition to normal life, and prevent them from falling victim to criminal bands.
Some 50 percent of Colombia's criminal gangs involved in extortion and drug trafficking are believed to be former members of paramilitary groups that were disbanded, but were left without alternative livelihood.
The peace accords between the government and the rebels carry their own price tag. Observers estimate that to implement the agreements, including a government pledge to develop the countryside, will require between 5 and 18 billion U.S. dollars a year.
Colombia is partly banking on financial cooperation with the international community, with countries such as China, Canada, the United States and the European Union pledging aid.