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Ruiz Massieu

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2019-01-23
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2023-10-11
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  1. “At that time, the former combatants conveyed a range of concerns, including Government support for their productive projects, security and uncertainty regarding their legal guarantees and with respect to the status of 24 territorial areas after the current legal status expires on 15 August. President Duque's message on that visit was to reassure the former combatants about the Government's commitment to their reintegration. Those are valuable opportunities to sustain dialogue and address the continuing insecurity and uncertainty that are highlighted in the report of the Secretary-General. Additional visits by members ofthe peace commissions of both houses of Congress to the territorial areas have also helped convey the commitment and engagement of Colombian institutions in the peace process.”

    2019-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8511 (2019) · source

  2. “Colombia's final peace agreement is a broad agreement that includes interconnected commitments to ending the conflict as well as to foster rural reform, political participation, the reintegration of former combatants, security for conflict-affected communities, illicit-crop substitution and transitional justice. It is therefore key to implement the agreement in a comprehensive, integrated manner so as to ensure that all areas of its implementation are adequately resourced. Many of the connections across those areas of the peace agreement were evident last week on a visit, during which I had the honour of joining President Duque at a territorial area for the training and reintegration in Icononzo, in the mountains of central Colombia, where 200 former combatants and their families live. That was his third Visit to a territorial area.”

    2019-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8511 (2019) · source

  3. “It has helped to end decades of armed conflict and provides an example to countries around the world that negotiated solutions are possible. At the same time, we know that it is during the long and often difficult process of implementing such agreements that peace is truly forged. Today, a diverse array of Colombian institutions, as well as community leaders, rural families, former combatants and members of civil society, remain actively engaged in the process and count on the international community's continuing support and engagement.”

    2019-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8511 (2019) · source

  4. “Mr. Ruiz Massieu: It is an honour to present to the Council the latest report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (8/2019/265) and to update the Council on developments since its publication. It is a pleasure to do so in the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo, and the Presidential Counsellor for Stabilization and Consolidation, Mr. Emilio Archila, who are both vital partners of the Verification Mission. I also welcome the participation in today's meeting of Rosa Emilia Salamanca, representative of Colombian civil society, which plays a critical role in the peace process. As the Council has acknowledged, Colombia's Final Agreement for the Termination of Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace is a historic achievement.”

    2019-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8511 (2019) · source

  5. “Before concluding, I would like to pay tribute to the important contributions made over the past three and a half years by my predecessor, Jean Arnault. I add my words of appreciation to those I have heard from so many Colombians for the important role he has played in the peace process. I would like to stress that one of the messages I have heard consistently from Colombians during my first weeks on the ground is how strongly they both welcome and expect the support and assistance of the international community as they seek to overcome the many challenges to consolidating peace. The continued engagement and support of the Security Council will remain a vital pillar of Colombia's peace process. I assure Council members of the commitment of the Mission to carrying forward the task the Security Council has entrusted to it.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  6. “The security of communities, leaders and FARC-EP members is ultimately tied to the ability of the State to establish an integrated security and civilian presence in conflict-affected areas. The Government's "Peace with legality" plan provides a road map for achieving this important objective. It builds on the 16 development programmes with a territorial focus agreed under the peace agreement and links them more clearly to assisting nearly 100,000 families under the voluntary crop-substitution programme and to the reintegration of former FARC-EP members. As stated by the Secretary- General, what is now urgently required is a translation of this and other plans into effective actions that change the realities on the ground.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  7. “I welcome President Duque's decision to convene the National Commission on Security Guarantees on 30 January, as it is entrusted with defining a strategy to dismantle criminal and illegal armed groups with the participation of civil society. In addition to the 14 FARC-EP members killed during the period covered by the report of the Secretary- General report, 2 more have been killed this year. A total of 87 have been killed since the Peace Agreement was signed. This underscores the importance of provisions of effective security for new settlements outside the territorial areas for training and reintegration, which are where the vast majority of these killings have taken place.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  8. “President Duque has expressed his personal commitment to addressing this issue. The Government has indicated that it has activated its Action Plan for the Protection of Social and Community Leaders, Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in specific departments. The Ministers of Defence and the Interior and the High Commissioner for Peace have been charged with identifying additional actions required. The Inspector General has called for implementation of a series of commitments in the national pact for life and for the protection of social leaders and human rights defenders endorsed by the Government and civil society representatives in August. I urge the swift implementation of these measures and that they be coupled with broader efforts to ensure an effective State presence in these areas.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  9. “A wave of killings of social leaders in the very first days of the new year reinforced the deep concerns about these killings expressed by the Secretary- General in his report and which the Council has also expressed repeatedly. Seven leaders, six men and one woman, were killed in the first seven days of January and a total of 31 attacks in 10 departments have been reported since the publication of the report. According to investigations by the Office of the Attorney General, three-quarters of these killings are being committed by criminal and illegal armed groups. Leaders being targeted include members of local election boards, leaders involved in land-reclamation processes, leaders active in the voluntary crop substitution programme and leaders of indigenous communities.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  10. “Regarding political reintegration, on 27 October the FARC party will participate, for the first time, in regional and local elections, marking another advance in its political participation. To ensure the security of the FARC in undertaking political activities at the local level during the coming elections, the Technical Committee on Security and Protection has begun work on a protection plan. Colombia's presidential elections in 2018 were the most peaceful in decades. To ensure that similar conditions prevail in this year's elections and given specific concerns with regard to the FARC party, comprehensive prevention and protection measures will be needed to ensure the safety of candidates of all parties, as well as communities and their leaders.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  11. “This assistance, as well as current health and education services and the provision of basic monthly payments to all former FARC-EP members, are set to expire in August. A near-term challenge is to define the status of the 24 territorial areas, whose current authorization, due to expire on 15 August, is a matter of concern and uncertainty for the thousands of former FARC- EP members inhabiting those spaces. I welcome Mr. Archila's recent public remarks reassuring those in the reintegration process that a solution will be found, building on a current census of those living and working in these areas. It will require, however, a concerted effort to work through the legal, financial and other implications and to arrive at an agreed set of proposals. Therefore, time is of the essence to arrive at an agreed way forward.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  12. “Turning to the economic reintegration of former members of the Fuerza Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP), I welcome the approval of additional productive projects by the National Reintegration Council and advances in the disbursements for these projects. The challenge ahead, as noted in the report and confirmed in my first discussions and field visits, is to further accelerate such efforts and to ensure their sustainability in order to advance on the acquisition of land and to work on the development of markets for goods and services produced, including with the participation of local Governments and the private sector. I welcome the Government's decision in December to extend food distribution to former combatants in the territorial areas for training and reintegration for an additional eight months.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  13. “As a measure of what is at stake, the five cases initiated in the first year of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace will examine responsibility for violent actions impacting no fewer than 32,000 Victims. Progress on the cases before the Special Jurisdiction continues. The Jurisdiction has taken testimony from 46 members of the armed forces in the context of extrajudicial killings. Two days ago, it announced that 31 members ofthe FARC leadership will also be required to appear in person to provide their testimony on individual and collective responsibility for kidnappings. As the Security Council has itself insisted, it remains vitally important that the independence and autonomy of the Special Jurisdiction be respected and that it receive the support required to operate effectively.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  14. “Discussions also touched on ongoing cooperation on cross-cutting dimensions of gender, ethnic affairs, child protection and youth. I am pleased to report that the Government's high- level forum on gender, which was responsible for the implementation of the gender provisions of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, met for the first time on 16 January. The inauguration of the Truth Commission, which now embarks on a three-year mandate to foster truth and reconciliation, represents an important milestone. On 16 January, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, entrusted with one of the most sensitive dimensions of any peace process - that of transitional justice - completed its first year of operation.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  15. “I held discussions with civil society representatives, including women's organizations, and with the Presidents of both the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the Commission on Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition, all of whom stressed their commitment to the peace process and their appreciation for the work of the Mission. In my meetings with the Resident Coordinator and members of the United Nations country team, we discussed the importance of their partnership with the Mission on reintegration and legal and security guarantees, as well as their complementary support for the implementation of agreements on rural development, political participation, transitional justice and the voluntary substitution of illicit crops.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  16. “Since taking up my duties on 7 January, I have met with key interlocutors for the Mission, including from the Colombian Government, the Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria del Comun (FARC), civil society and the international community. I held productive initial meetings with President Duque, Foreign Minister Trujillo, High Counsellor Archila and High Commissioner for Peace Miguel Ceballos. I also met with FARC leaders in Bogota and visited two of the territorial areas for training and reintegration in the departments of Antioquia and Caqueta. These visits confirmed both the strong desire of former combatants to work and find their place in society, as well as the uncertainty many still feel regarding their security, including their legal security and economic future.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  17. “Both the Council and the Secretary- General delivered a strong and clear condemnation of the car bombing at the General Santander Police Academy on 17 January, which left 21 dead and dozens injured. On 21 January, the National Liberation Army (ELN) acknowledged responsibility for this attack. In the swift rejection of the attack from across the political spectrum in Colombia and in the marches held around the country this past Sunday, Colombians demonstrated their ever-broader consensus around the rejection of violence, which is highlighted in the report of the Secretary-General as one of the fruits of peace. This consensus must continue to be nurtured.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source

  18. “I am very pleased to have this opportunity to address the Security Council, for the first time, upon its consideration of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (8/2018/1159). I welcome the participation in this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo Garcia, and of the High Counsellor for Post-Conflict, Mr. Emilio Jose Archila. I also take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the warm welcome I received in their country. (spoke in English) The tragic events of late last week in Bogota remind us once again of the urgent need to end violence and persevere in efforts to ensure a more peaceful future for all Colombians.”

    2019-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8450 (2019) · source