Colombian Peace Agreement 2016
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Colombian Peace Agreement 2016 Josefina Echavarría Alvarez1, Elise Ditta1, Juanita Esguerra-Rezk1,2 and Patrick McQuestion1 1 Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA 2 Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
characteristics, such as the territorial approach, gender and ethnic intersectionality, and structural interdependency. It also provides a summary of the six chapters structuring the agreement text, which include comprehensive rural reform, political participation, end of the armed conflict, illicit drugs, transitional justice for victims, and implementation monitoring and verification. The final section provides an assessment of the first years of implementation.
Introduction Synonyms Colombia; Comparative peace research; Monitoring and evaluation; Peace agreement design; Peace agreement implementation; Peacebuilding
Description In 2016, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP) guerrilla movement and the Government of Colombia signed the “Final Agreement to End the Conflict and Build a Sustainable and Lasting Peace” aiming to comprehensively address the causes and effects of the armed confrontation that lasted for more than five decades. This entry briefly contextualizes the Final Agreement’s negotiations and approval process and describes its unique
In December 2016, Colombia’s National Government, led by President Juan Manuel Santos (2010–2018), signed a comprehensive peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP), putting an end to Latin America’s oldest guerrilla movement. With more than 300 pages, the “Final Agreement to End the Conflict and Build a Sustainable and Lasting Peace” (Final Agreement, hereafter) commits the signatory parties to alleviating vital socioeconomic and security issues, including rural reforms to improve the accessibility and use of land, as well as demobilization and reincorporation of ex-combatant troops to civilian life. Additional pillars of the agreement include transitional justice mechanisms, political participation measures, and a holistic solution to the problem of illegal drugs.
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Peace negotiations extended over 4 years and took place primarily in Havana, Cuba. The governments of Cuba and Norway acted as guarantors, while Venezuela and Chile accompanied the process as facilitators. At the center of the negotiations were the victims of the armed conflict: approximately 8 million people, among them 4 million internally displaced persons (IDP) and 30,000 persons who had been kidnapped (CNMH 2013). A subcommittee for gender issues was formed, which reviewed the whole agreement in order to assure affirmative measures for advancing the rights of women as w
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