Abstract
Resolution 2754 (2024)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 9766th meeting, on 30 October 2024
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its full commitment to the peace process in the Republic of Colombia,
Recalling all its resolutions and Presidential and press statements regarding the peace process in Colombia,
Welcoming the progress made towards peace across Colombia since the adoption of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace (the Final… [read more] Agreement), urging the parties, with the support of relevant state institutions and security forces, as well as civil society including women and youth, to work together to continue building upon this progress and address ongoing challenges, in particular the continued violence in conflict-affected areas, through comprehensive implementation of the Final Agreement, including rural reform, inclusive political participation, its ethnic and gender provisions, and countering illicit drugs including through crop substitution programmes, and recalling the disproportionate impact of the conflict on women and its effects on persons belonging to Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities as well as children,
Taking note of the engagement of the Peacebuilding Commission with the Government of Colombia and the Security Council, particularly on rural reform, the Ethnic Chapter and Transitional Justice, and looking forward to further cooperation, including with the relevant UN agencies, funds and programmes in order to ensure an integrated and coherent approach to the comprehensive implementation of the Final Agreement,
Recalling in particular its resolution 2366 (2017) which established the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (the Verification Mission) to verify implementation by the Government of Colombia and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) of sections 3.2 and 3.4 of the Final Agreement as called for in section 6.3.3 of the Final Agreement, and recalling the positive role played by the Verification Mission in that regard, in verifying the implementation of reintegration efforts and comprehensive security guarantees for former combatants and communities and emphasizing the efforts of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia to continue to integrate a gender perspective as a cross-cutting issue into its planning, verification and reporting, and recognizing the importance of other perspectives including development, and ensuring adequate gender expertise as appropriate, and
continuing support, within its current mandate, for victims and survivors of conflict including from sexual and gender-based violence, in particular their referral to safe and accessible assistance provided by the relevant Colombian authorities,
Recalling also its resolution 2574 (2021) which expanded the mandate of the Verification Mission to include the additional task of verifying compliance with and implementation of the sentences to be issued by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP), and welcoming the ongoing preparations being made by the Verification Mission, working with the SJP, in this regard,
Noting that, under the terms of the Final Agreement, the sentences of the SJP will have the overall aim of realizing the rights of victims and consolidating peace, and will need to have the greatest restorative and reparative function in relation to the harm caused,
Recognizing the contribution the Verification Mission could make to building confidence in the Comprehensive System for Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition established under the Final Agreement, which is integral to the success of the peace process and the fulfilment of the rights of the victims of the conflict,
Recalling its resolution 2673 (2023) which expanded the mandate of the Verification Mission to include the additional task of monitoring the implementation of section 1 on comprehensive rural reform and section 6.2 on the Ethnic Chapter of the Final Agreement, and emphasizing the crucial role of implementing a comprehensive rural reform, including issues of land access and rural development, in tackling structural factors underlying the conflict, and underlining importance of implementation of the Ethnic Chapter, which is a critical aspect of the Peace Agreement,
Recalling also its resolution 2694 (2023) which expanded the mandate of the Verification Mission and reaffirming the authorization of the additional deployments in resolution 2694 (2023) to facilitate the effective implementation of its mandate,
Expressing its hope that the Government of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) will be able to reestablish their bilateral ceasefire and recalling the Secretary-General’s proposal to keep the Council abreast of developments including conflict dynamics at local levels between armed groups,
Reiterating its willingness to consider mandating the Verification Mission to monitor and verify the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between the Government of Colombia and the structures and fronts of the armed group who remain engaged in peace negotiations that calls itself Estado Mayor Central Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (EMC FARC-EP) when the Secretary-General confirms conditions, including a ceasefire with appropriate verification protocols, have been reached, and taking into account an update from the Secretary-General on the progress of implementation of resolution 2694 (2023),
Recalling the importance of continued implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement, as set out in Resolution 2307 (2016) and welcoming the Government of Colombia’s efforts to seek broader peace through dialogue and stressing the importance of strengthening the State’s presence across conflict-affected regions for transforming the territories and recognizing that ceasefire agreements are a step towards the development of more comprehensive peace agreements,
Underlining in this regard the primary importance of the UN Verification Mission in supporting the full implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement and acknowledging the role of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in
supporting the political peace dialogues to date and stressing the need to keep the Council abreast of these activities,
1. Decides to extend the mandate of the Verification Mission until 31 October 2025;
2. Expresses its willingness to work with the Government of Colombia on the further extension of the mandate of the Verification Mission on the basis of agreement between the parties. [^]