The United Nations has started collecting weapons surrendered by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as part of a peace deal with the Colombian government.

Fighters from the Marxist guerrilla force had turned in over 7,000 weapons since June.

It's believed the weapons will be melted down to become part of three peace monuments once the decommissioning process has finished.

The 50 year conflict between Farc and the Colombian government resulted in the death of at least 250,000 people.