Comunicado final del Ciclo IV

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Country/entity: Colombia
Region: Americas
Agreement name: Comunicado final del Ciclo IV
Date: 10 Mar 2024
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Colombian Conflict (1964 - )
The Colombian conflict is really a set of conflicts and the peace agreements reflect both different processes relating to different conflict groups and dyads, and processes taking place at different times in a complex peace process history. The Colombian civil war has its roots in the late 1940s and the violent infighting between liberal and the conservative factions. Emerging from the liberal tradition with a thorough grounding in nationalist communist ideology, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC) began its armed insurrection against the Colombian government in 1964. Other left-wing guerrillas emerged as well, most notably the socialist/populist M-19, which would later be integrated into the formal political system in the peace process of 1990s; the National Liberation Army (ELN), which has strong roots in liberation theology, and the Maoist Ejército Popular de Liberación (EPL) (also part of the 1990 process, less successfully). Several stages of peace processes were undertaken by the various sides, which were further complicated by the emergence of right-wing paramilitary ‘self-defence’ forces. The peace agreement between the Colombian government under President Uribe and the main alliance of the paramilitary groups, the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC), concluded in 2005 and is still heavily disputed as several remnants are still active, but now subsumed under the heading ‘Bacrim’ (Bandas criminales). In addition, FARC and ELN maintain a military presence, but both demonstrate a strong interest in completing successful peace negotiations with the government, with the most recent agreements being between FARC and the Government.
Stage: Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Colombia VII - Petro Peace Dialogues with FARC-EP
Parties: Camilo Gonzalez Posso, Coordinator, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

Leopold Duran Garcia, Head of Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Gloria Quinceno Acevedo, Peace Commissioner Counsellor, National Government;

Calarca Cordoba, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Fabio Valencia Cossio, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

Willy Romero, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Feliciano Valencia Medina, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

Andrey Avendano, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Luz Dari Landazuri Segura, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

Jose Tomas Ojeda, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

[No signature] Carlos Murgas Davila, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

[No Signature] Javier 33, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Coronel (r) Genny Calvo Olmos, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

Fernanda Briceno, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Yesid Arteta Davil, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

[No signature] Robinson Caicedo Rios, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Oscar Gerardo Salazar Munoz, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

[No signature] Sebastian Martinez, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

Coronel (r) Luis Alfonso Novoa Diaz, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table;

Cipriano Cortez, Delegation of the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP;

[No signature] Pedro Arenas, Delegation of the National Government in the Peace Dialogues Table.
Third parties: Signed the guarantors as witness and depositaries:

Armando Franchi, Counsellor Embassy Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;

Louise Wilson, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland;

Phillip Lustenberger, Special Envoy, Swiss Confederation;

Dag Nagoda, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway;

Accompanying persons:

Raul Rosende, Delegate of the Special Representative of the General Secretary of the United Nations in Colombia;

Edelma Gomez, Organisation of American States Mission to Support the Peace Process (MAPP-OEA);

Padre Eliecer Soto Ardila, Representative Episcopal Conference of Colombia;

Humberto Martin Shikiya, Representative World Council of Churches.
Description: This final statement concludes and summarises the fourth round of talks between the government of Colombia and FARC-EP.

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Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: No specific mention.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: No specific mention.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): The parties to the Peace Dialogues Table will meet again in mid-May or whenever the parties consider it appropriate, in the city of Ocaña, Norte de Santander, where they will listen to the communities and make progress on the agenda and other issues agreed for the development of the fifth cycle of negotiations, in order to continue, through dialogue, in the pursuit for a peaceful country with social and environmental justice, which is the desire of all Colombians.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): No specific mention.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: No specific mention.
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: No specific mention.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: No specific mention.
Cultural heritage: No specific mention.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: No specific mention.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: No specific mention.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: Accompanying persons:
Raúl Rosende, Delegate of the Special Representative of the General Secretary of the United Nations in Colombia
Other international signatory: Signed the guarantors as witness and depositaries:
Armando Franchi , Counsellor Embassy Bolivarian , Republic of Venezuela
Louise Wilson, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland
Phillip Lustenberger, Special Envoy, Swiss Confederation
Dag Nagoda, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway
Accompanying persons:
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Edelma Gómez, Organisation of American States Mission to Support the Peace Process (MAPP-OEA)
Padre Eliecer Soto Ardila, Representative Episcopal Conference of Colombia
Humberto Martín Shikiya, Representative World Council of Churches
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: No specific mention.

PEACE DIALOGUE TABLE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA AND THE CENTRAL GENERAL STAFF OF THE FARC-EP

FINAL COMMUNICATION OF CYCLE IV

The IV Cycle of the Peace Dialogues Table, that took place in San José del Guaviare between the 3rd and 10th of March of 2024 with the full participation of the delegations and the international community, inform to the public opinion that:

1. At the first session, specials contributions were made by civil society organisations of Guaviare, Meta and Caquetá: Federations and Associations of Community Action Boards, authorities from the indigenous people, spokespersons from the victims’ roundtable, from the Peasant Reserve Zones, Chamber of Commerce, cattle raisers’ association, Social Pastoral, representatives of the Green Agenda, COSCOPAS and of the Environmental Forum convened by the Humanitarian Agenda.

2. The Peace Dialogue Table committed itself to positively address the transformative and inclusive proposals and the demands for effective and pluralist participation, respectful of the autonomy and rights of the organisations, leaderships, communities and different people.

3. The second report of the Oversight, Monitoring and Verification Mechanism was presented, which contributed to the evaluation of the ceasefire process and the adoption of decisions to make it effective, guaranteeing its regular functioning, strengthening regional bodies and defining the timetable for the installation, before the next cycle, of the local bodies with coverage in priority areas.

4. The evaluation of compliance with the rules, commitments and agreements related to the ceasefire and the respect for the civilian population showed the need of special measures to address critical situations and demands of the population.

The regional and national inequalities and the urgency of corrective measures were noted, including the application of the protocols reinforced in this cycle by the protocol on communications, the protocol on pedagogy at all levels and guarantees for inclusive social dialogues and processes of territorial transformations.

5. The agreements for territorial transformations have had an important boost in this Cycle IV with concrete decisions and routes of action that will be implemented immediately in zones of the departments of Norte de Santander, Bolívar, Antioquía, Guaviare, Meta and Caquetá.

The plan for immediate activities, for March and April, includes making progress in Nariño, Putumayo and Arauca, where Social Dialogues and contributions for new agreements on territorial transformations will be made.

The special agreement for the transformations in the Micay river’s basin and the compliance of the commitments’ compliance defined since October 16th 2023 are both ratified;

the table designates a committee that will be present in Cauca and El Plateado in the month of April.

6. In the pathways of the agreements for territorial transformations, there have been processes of dialogue with communities and their organisations, national government bodies, departmental and municipal governments, universities and think tanks.

The aim is to contribute to strengthening or implementing plans and projects of socioeconomic and environmental character.

7. At the end of the discussions, which begun on last Sunday 3rd of March and ended today, 10th of March, seven documents were approved:

- Protocol of communication to avoid incidents and armed contact between the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP and the Public Force during the operation of the temporary bilateral ceasefire of national character with territorial impact.

- Protocol of pedagogy of the peace dialogues, of the process, the agreements and protocols signed between the National Government and the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP.

- Protocol of communications and public information of the Peace Dialogues Table between the government of the Republic of Colombia and the Central General Staff of the FARC-EP

- Agreement on territorial transformations in Caquetá, Meta and Guaviare.

- Agreement on territorial transformations in the Catatumbo region.

- Agreement on the Joint Legal Committee and Guarantees of safety.

- Annex to the protocol II. on the installation of the first local bodies of the Oversight, Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, MVMV.

8. The thematic axes of the peace dialogue agendas of each delegation were exchanged for study and the creation of proposals in order to build a joint agenda.

The parties to the Peace Dialogues Table will meet again in mid-May or whenever the parties consider it appropriate, in the city of Ocaña, Norte de Santander, where they will listen to the communities and make progress on the agenda and other issues agreed for the development of the fifth cycle of negotiations, in order to continue, through dialogue, in the pursuit for a peaceful country with social and environmental justice, which is the desire of all Colombians.

The Peace Dialogues Table is grateful for the facilitation and technical support of the international component provided by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Colombia and the Mission to Support the Peace Process of the Organization of American States (MAPP-OAS), and the accompaniment of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia and the World Council of Churches, and the participation of the representatives of the guarantor countries:

Norway, Switzerland, Venezuela and Ireland.

As well as the support of the territorial authorities who have made this cycle possible.

San José del Guaviare, 10th of March of 2024.

Signed by the parties:

Camilo González Posso Leopoldo Durán García

Coordinator Head of Delegation of the Central

Delegation of the National Government General Staff of the FARC-EP

in the Peace Dialogues Table

PEACE DIALOGUE TABLE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA AND THE CENTRAL GENERAL STAFF OF THE FARC-EP

Gloria Quinceno Acevedo

Peace Commissioner Counsellor

National Government

Calarca Córdoba

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

Fabio Valencia Cossio

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

Willy Romero

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

Feliciano Valencia Medina

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

Andrey Avendaño

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

Luz Dari Landázuri Segura

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

José Tomás Ojeda

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

[No signature]

Carlos Murgas Dávila

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

[No signature]

Javier 33

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

Coronel (r) Genny Calvo Olmos

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

Fernanda Briceño

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

Yesid Arteta Dávil

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

[No signature]

Robinson Caicedo Ríos

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

Oscar Gerardo Salazar Muñoz

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

[No signature]

Sebastián Martínez

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

Coronel (r) Luis Alfonso Novoa Díaz

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

Cipriano Cortés

Delegation of the Central

General Staff of the FARC-EP

[No signature]

Pedro Arenas

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

Signed the guarantors as witness and depositaries:

Armando Franchi , Counsellor Embassy Bolivarian , Republic of Venezuela

Louise Wilson, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland

Phillip Lustenberger, Special Envoy, Swiss Confederation

Dag Nagoda, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway

Accompanying persons:

Raúl Rosende, Delegate of the Special Representative of the General Secretary of the United Nations in Colombia

Edelma Gómez, Organisation of American States Mission to Support the Peace Process (MAPP-OEA)

Padre Eliecer Soto Ardila, Representative Episcopal Conference of Colombia

Humberto Martín Shikiya, Representative World Council of Churches

Comunicado final del Ciclo IV

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Source agreement