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1. “We will therefore continue working tirelessly until we manage to definitively overcome violence and achieve the full realization of the rule of law throughout the territory. I wish to turn now to two additional issues that are addressed in the Secretary-General's report. As I have noted previously, on 11 March President Duque decided to object to 6 of the 159 articles that make up the draft procedural statutory law of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. He did so in order to provide the Jurisdiction with a clearer and more coherent legal framework that will allow it to respond to the aspiration of all Colombians to living in peace with legality and without impunity, and to best serve the rights of the victims and honour Colombia's obligations under international law.”

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2. “In fact, the verified number of homicides of human rights defenders fell from nine in August 2018 to five in January 2019, and to 1 in February, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia. According to the same source, of the 265 cases reported between January 2016 and March 2019, the Public Prosecutor's Office has identified the authors of 151 homicides, representing 57 per cent of perpetrators. The fight against impunity has been accompanied by the activation of various agencies, including the National Commission on Security Guarantees, under the leadership of President Duque, at the end of January. Our commitment to legality and the defence of life is unwavering.”

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3. “It is significant that, between 2013 and 2018, the number of cultivated hectares of coca surpassed all historical records, rising from about 60,000 to 200,000, according to the latest estimates. Furthermore, we must not forget that drug trafficking has fuelled the bloodiest violence in Colombia for more than 40 years. Over the past eight months, President Duque has adopted new policies on security and the fight against the world drug problem, and has adjusted the existing institutional architecture and protection mechanisms, improving coordination among authorities and the capacity for prevention and appropriate response.”

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4. “Where that is not possible, alternatives for the relocation of demobilized individuals will be identified, and stability, legal and physical security, the provision of goods and services, and conditions for productive initiatives and job creation will continue to be provided. The Government of Colombia agrees with the Secretary-General regarding the magnitude of the challenges we face in guaranteeing the physical security of individuals involved in the reintegration process, social leaders and communities in certain municipalities of the country. Containing diverse manifestations of violence is one ofthe main challenges faced by societies going through a process of stabilization and that, in our case, originate in the activity of organized armed groups linked to criminal economies.”

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5. “That has been expressed by President Ivan Duque, in direct dialogue with them and their families, in the three visits he has made to the areas of Pondores, San Jose de Oriente and La Fila, where he learned first-hand the concerns and expectations of the former members of the FARC-EP and reiterated the Government's willingness to work, together and hand in hand with them, to build opportunities for progress in accordance with the law. The culmination of the legal framework of the territorial areas will be addressed through a strategy that entails, among other provisions, their incorporation into land-use management.”

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6. “Today, 3,537 former members of the FARC-EP and 7,074 families are settled in the territorial areas for training and reintegration, which were conceived as focal points to facilitate the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process. As envisaged in the regulations issued in 2017, the legal validity of that framework will come to an end in August. However, that should not generate uncertainty. Although those spaces were always intended to be temporary, the commitment of the national Government to offering stable conditions and certainties to the former members of the FARC is not provisional.”

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7. “An important milestone in that direction was the completion and signing, during the reporting period, of 14 of the 16 territorial development programmes, thereby completing all programmes included in the provisions of the final agreement. Such programmes will benefit 6.6 million Colombians in the 170 municipalities that were most affected by violence and poverty in the past. Progress has also been made in approving productive projects for the demobilized, to the tune of $6.2 million; registering 12,743 people in our social security and health system and 9,946 people to receive pensions and providing 1,053 people with jobs in the public and private sectors and economic support that will benefit 12,750 people, for a total of approximately $58.5 million. Those are some of the many efforts undertaken.”

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8. “The Secretary-General expresses valid concerns about the need to move forward more efficiently in various processes, especially in the provision of goods and public services in the various territories. In that regard, a rigorous process ofplanning and budgeting has been put forward, which has made it possible to align and focus institutional management around a single road map that will undoubtedly have a greater impact in less time. We will increase our efforts to offer demobilized combatants the conditions that will allow them to carry out their plans for the future, contribute to the development of their communities and remain on the right side of the law.”

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9. “The Government of Colombia recognizes and values the work carried out by the United Nations Verification Mission, whose mandate includes two crucial aspects of the implementation of the agreement: first, the reintegration of the former members of the FARC-EP into civilian life and, secondly, the provision of security guarantees for those who participate in peacebuilding, including human rights defenders and leaders of social or political movements. In that regard, allow me to make a few observations. In addition to the progress made in the political reintegration of the FARC-EP, whose political party not only occupies seats in Congress, participates in the process of developing our laws and will also take part in regional and local elections next October, progress has also been made in the area of economic and social reintegration.”

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10. “However, the Secretary-General also states that the peace process in Colombia is at a critical juncture. We nevertheless consider this juncture to be an opportunity and view it with optimism, although we are aware that some of the most difficult tasks in consolidating peace still lie ahead. Our optimism arises from the firmness of our commitment, our permanent willingness to engage in dialogue with all actors involved, our conviction that consensus can be built amid differences and, in particular, from trust in our institutions.”

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11. “Achieving the objectives of the pact for Colombia - a pact for equity and a road map proposed by President Duque for his Government - is closely linked to the stabilization of the territories and the consolidation of peaceful coexistence. The implementation of the agreement signed in 2016 with the FARC-EP guerrillas is part of the agenda that the national Government has established to move in that direction. The "Peace with legality" plan, which the Secretary-General mentions positively in his report (S/2019/265), also points to that. The implementation of the agreement is a commitment that the Government of President Ivan Duque has assumed with unquestionable resolve. To honour that commitment, various measures have been adopted and concrete actions are being taken, many of which are acknowledged in the report before us today.”

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12. “In the months after President Duque assumed power, the number of hectares of illicit crops had reached the highest ever recorded in Colombia's history at 200,000, which, obviously, required major efforts on the part of Colombia. I thank members for listening to the details of a major challenge for my country - the unprecedented regional migration crisis, which also has global implications. Today, we are addressing it with solidarity and human sentiment. We are deeply grateful to host 1.3 million Venezuelan brothers and sisters. I would like to reiterate the commitment of President Ivan Duque to implementing the agreement signed by the previous Government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Eje'rcito del Pueblo (FARC-EP).”

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13. “I thank them for giving of their time to hear me explain the overarching challenges we face, which of course must be considered holistically when analysing the commitment of President Duque to the implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. We appreciate the fact that members heard that, for example, with respect to illicit crops, the Government faces the following challenge. In 2012, the area under illicit crop cultivation stood at 102,000 hectares. In 2010, it was 61,000 hectares. The following year, when the Administration of the former President began, the number stood at 63,000. In 2017, the year immediately prior to the start of President Duque's Administration, the area under illicit crops had reached 171,000 hectares.”

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14. “Mr. Trujillo Garcia (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's briefing. I also thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia, for his briefing. I warmly welcome Rosa Emilia Salamanca and thank her for the remarks she shared with us today. Similarly, I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for their ongoing readiness to attend informal meetings and hear thoughts regarding the situation in my country, which are useful because they help foster a greater understanding of the challenges facing Colombia and the measures being taken.”

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15. “I also take this opportunity to reiterate the willingness of the Government of Colombia to comply with its obligations with respect to counter-terrorism activities as provided for in resolution 1373 (2001).”

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16. “Mr. Trujillo Garcia (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I want to make a brief statement in response to a reference was made specifically to the domestic situation of Colombia. I only wish to take the opportunity provided by that reference to thank the Security Council once again for its unanimous support for the report submitted by the Secretary-General (S/2018/1159) on the progress that has been made in the implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, signed by the previous Government of Colombia with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia- Ejercito del Pueblo. Unanimous support was lent to that report, and I simply wanted to take this opportunity to thank the Security Council for that endorsement.”

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17. “Colombia has come to ask for support for the decision to move towards a transparent and secure electoral contest in which the brotherly Venezuelans can choose the Government that they want.”

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18. “Colombia has come to ask that the international community demand respect for the life and integrity of Juan Guaido, the members of the National Assembly, those fighting for democracy and all Venezuelans who are dedicating their efforts to building a better future. Colombia has come to ask that more members of the international community join in the referral of various States to the International Criminal Court so that the serious events that have taken place in Venezuela can be investigated. Colombia has come to ask for support for measures for the protection of assets confiscated by the dictatorship and corruption. Colombia has come to ask for political support from every corner of the world for the developments that have restored hope to a people who see the gleaming promise ofa better future.”

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19. “What Colombia has therefore come to ask of the international community at this historic Security Council meeting - very respectfully, yet eagerly - is to support ending the usurpation and starting the transition process with the holding of free and transparent elections, with every guarantee, under the leadership of Interim President Guaido. Colombia has come to ask for support for rejecting insincere dialogues that the dictatorship has used to stall processes, buy time and prolong the suffering of the Venezuelan people. Colombia has come to ask for support for the entry of humanitarian aid into Venezuela.”

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20. “We will therefore continue to participate actively in building a regional and global response to adequately manage the migration crisis. What moves us in humanitarian terms in the current situation is ensuring that, upon reopening the doors closed off by the dictatorship - thanks to the first steps taken by Interim President Juan Guaido - aid reaches those in need. The international democratic community has the moral and political duty to diplomatically and politically mobilize without hesitation or delay support for the efforts ofa people who are reclaiming their right to freedom and prosperity. President Ivan Duque Marquez once said that what destroys Venezuela destroys us and what strengthens Venezuela strengthens us.”

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21. “This same dictatorship has appropriated properties in which Colombian businessmen had legitimate interests, has all but destroyed commercial exchange that was profitable for and mutually beneficial to both countries, and has harboured terrorist groups that violate the right to and threaten, the life, property, security and well-being of citizens in Colombia. The destructive consequences of the dictatorship's actions in the economic, political and social realms have been such in scope that they have led to the exodus of more than 3.5 million people, who have abandoned their land in desperation and despair in search of peace and opportunities. In the spirit of responsibility, solidarity and sense of humanitarian obligation, Colombia has welcomed more than 1 million migrants from Venezuela, despite its limited capacities and resources.”

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22. “For the same reason, together with other democracies in the hemisphere and acting in the framework of the Lima Group, Colombia has taken the political decision to firmly commit its Government, under President Ivan Duque Marquez, to supporting fostering conditions that will enable the brotherly people of Venezuela to live again in democracy and freedom. The dictatorship in Venezuela has posed a threat to peace, security and stability in the region, while running contrary to international law, in particular inter-American law. As a country neighbouring Venezuela, Colombia has experienced and suffered its consequences.”

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23. “Colombia asked to take the floor in this meeting to join the just call of the Venezuelan people and express its firm and determined support for the interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, and the legislative competency of the National Assembly, elected to power on 6 December 2015. Our actions therefore reflect the fulfilment of our duties as a State Member of the United Nations, a member of the Organization of American States and a signatory of the Inter-American Democratic Charter. It bears recalling that such duties compel us to act within the mentioned legal frameworks when irregularities impede the democratic process, as was the case in Venezuela as a result of the May 2018 electoral process, which lacked legitimacy.”

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24. “Mr. Trujillo Garcia (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I commend the high-level authorities for their presence here today and express my gratitude for the briefing by Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. I also thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Let me begin by welcoming the transition process and the re-establishment of the constitutional order that, under the leadership of Interim President Juan Guaido and the National Assembly, propelled by the exhilarating democratic political forces and the broad and eloquent citizen mobilization, is taking place in our brotherly country in this new phase that began on 23 January.”

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25. “The monitoring, support and facilitation role of the United Nations is of great importance in verifying the effective implementation of the Final Agreement and the fulfilment of the commitments made. We believe that these activities should take place within the mandate received and with the understanding that it is the National Government of Colombia that must lead all fronts of implementation and that the most valuable way to contribute is to coordinate the work with the "Peace with legality" plan and the developments that will come from it, many of which will have to engage at local levels. We highly value the contribution of the Verification Mission to the realization of this shared purpose, and we hope to maintain a constructive and trusting relationship with it, within the terms of its mandate and of our Constitution and our laws.”

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26. “In accordance with the relevance that the Government gives to the issue, the Vice-President of the Republic and the High Counsellor for Post-Conflict received a first report from the international verification component for gender in November, in which the Government's high-level forum on gender had already been cited. The session of the forum was held on 16 January 2019, at which the guidelines that its president, the High Counsellor for Post-Conflict, presented, were approved, with the decisive participation of the Presidential Counsellor for Equity for Women. At the same time, the gender technical group of the National Reintegration Council has continued to be relevant in promoting comprehensive reintegration.”

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27. “In this context, we hope that, with the adjustments made to the "Peace with legality" stabilization policy and the National Comprehensive Programme for the Substitution ofIllicit Crops, with the various initiatives that will be implemented, will have a sustainable effect over time. We agree with the Secretary-General that the main challenge today is to achieve the effective implementation of plans and programmes designed to provide the most vulnerable communities, victims and former FARC-EP members with greater security, better access to public goods and services, and viable alternatives to criminal economies.”

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28. “In that context, we share the report's assessment that reducing violence and insecurity is inextricably linked to success in combating illegal economic activity, especially drug trafficking, which is of particular importance. We will spare no effort to continue to tackle the world drug problem firmly, in a comprehensive and balanced manner, in all its dimensions and in all the links in the chain. Accordingly, we are intensifying our efforts and adopting a new policy to effectively address all the relevant issues. Beyond that, we claim the importance of the principle of shared responsibility as the basis for the international collective action needed to confront the world drug problem. This has been demonstrated by the eradication of 30,262 hectares of illicit crops between 7 August and 26 December 2018.”

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29. “By adopting, in November 2018, the Action Plan for the Protection of Social and Community Leaders, Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, we further strengthened the State's capacity to implement effective measures for the prevention, protection and punishment of these crimes. With regard to legal guarantees for former FARC- EP combatants, I would also mention that, during this period, the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace has been resolving incidents related to the transition to legality. The report also highlights the very difficult situation that we inherited with regard to the increase in illicit crops in Colombia.”

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30. “In that regard, we agree with the value that the report places on the effort that the Government has made, the plausible results and the expectation that we are already working on a protection plan for the local elections to be held in October. The Government of Colombia condemns without hesitation unacceptable acts that affect social leaders and defenders, which are linked to factors such as the intensification of competition for the domination and control of different criminal economies, the stabilization of the areas in which the FARC-EP guerrillas formerly exerted its influence, the unprecedented increase in illicit crops and the ongoing activity of various kinds of illegal armed groups. The Office of the Attorney General has been working to strengthen investigative processes and has shed light on 53.36 per cent of cases to date.”

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31. “On 16 January, in commemoration ofits first year ofoperation, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace reported a positive balance: 11,675 people had signed agreements subjecting themselves to the authority of the Jurisdiction, of which 9,687 were former members of the FARC-EP and 1,938 were members of the public security forces. The Government shares the expectations of all Colombians with regard to transitional justice - it hopes that its credibility will be strengthened and, in doing so, its functioning will be enhanced, in accordance with the mandate of each of its components and with Colombia's commitments under international law. The Government of President Duque Marquez attaches the utmost importance to ensuring the safety of ex-combatants, their leaders and the leaders of voluntary crop substitution programmes.”

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32. “Along the same lines - and undoubtedly because of the dates on which the information was collected, it was not possible to indicate this in the report - the Government, through a great effort, headed by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, carried out ajudicious study of needs and ensured health coverage in the transitional areas for training and reintegration under better conditions than those that had been carried out up until August of 2018. In addition, and in developing a project that had been going on for some time and that the Verification Mission was aware of, the Government managed to extend food distribution until August 2019. Lastly, the full activation of the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation andNon-Repetition, with the beginning of Truth Commission's work last November, is of great importance.”

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33. “Although we agree that land may not have been released as quickly as possible by the previous Administration, it is relevant and worth mentioning that a number of productive projects have been sustainably realized with access to land in the form of leases, thanks to the technical, commercial and financial support of many entities that we have asked to strengthen the development of those projects, such as iNNpulsa, which is the Government entity that provides expertise in economic projects and that falls under the umbrella of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.”

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34. “In line with this new momentum, the departments have established departmental reintegration boards, with very positive effects. The Government believes that one of its functions is to create the right conditions and provide leadership, so that the international community and the private sector are actively involved in reintegration. When that is achieved, one cannot, obviously, believe that the projects developed with that support are a failure on the part of the State, but rather an achievement of the Government.”

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35. “In that, too, we can see tangible progress in the social and economic reintegration of former combatants of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia- Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP). Since September 2018, the Government of President Duque Marquez has been working closely with representatives of the Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria del Coman (FARC) to focus the efforts of the body responsible for the follow-up to the reintegration process on its role as a high-level executive and strategic body with the aim of adopting a road map in line with its responsibilities. As indicated in the Secretary-General's report, 20 collective projects and 29 individual income-generating projects, valued at $3.7 million, have been approved, which will benefit 1,340 ex-combatants, including 366 women.”

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36. “We proposedthoseinitiativessothattheywillbeinforceinthe future with a View to broadening the national consensus necessary to ensure that the implementation of the Final Agreement is politically and socially sustainable. At the same time, the Government obtained credit to finance the first stage of the Multipurpose Cadaster Project. The first phase will be focused on approximately 70 of the country's municipalities, of which 50 per cent belong to those marked as priorities within the development programmes with aterritorial focus. Within the framework of the "Peace with legality" policy, we will take advantage of all available tools, such as the development programmes with a territorial focus, the implementation of which involves 11,000 villages of 170 municipalities and will benefit nearly 7 million people.”

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37. “We are doing so with a long-term perspective to eliminate the conditions that have protected many forms of violence throughout our history, based on the coordination of different State agencies and prioritizing victims' rights and the legitimate expectations of those who remain within the legal framework, while honouring in good faith the commitments undertaken. Allow me to highlight some concrete examples of this commitment. With the active participation of senators and representatives belonging to the political party that emerged from the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of the former illegal armed group, the Congress of Colombia is discussing various initiatives related to the agenda of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, including the reforms that I already mentioned.”

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38. “With regard to the initiatives that have been submitted to the Congress of Colombia, we must specify that, as set out in the "Peace with legality" policy, which was put in place last December, all adjustments to the regulatory framework adopted under the agreement - namely, that henceforth neither drug trafficking nor kidnapping will be recognized as crimes related to political crimes and that the treatment of sexual crimes committed against minors will be reviewed - have been openly proposed as legislative acts so that they will have an effect on the future. On the path to implementation, the Government of President Duque has reiterated its commitment to overcoming obstacles and correcting the problems it has encountered.”

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39. “Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, with whom I had an opportunity to meet in Bogota, along with President Ivan Duque and Mr. Emilio Archila Pefialosa, High Counsellor for Post-Conflict, who is with me today. We welcome the fact that the report (S/2018/1159) recognizes that the first 100 days of President Duque's Administration witnessed his explicit commitment to the implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace within the framework of his Government's agenda.”

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40. “Mr. Trujillo Garcia (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I must begin my remarks by thanking everyone for the unanimous expression of condolences and solidarity following the recent heinous terrorist attack in Bogota, which resulted in more than 20 deaths and left close to 70 injured. I thank Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado for presiding over this informative meeting. I congratulate the Dominican Republic, Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, whose Minister for Foreign Affairs is with here with us, and South Africa on their election to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council. I also convey my Government's appreciation of Mr. Jean Arnault for his work at the helm of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, and I once again welcome Mr.”

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41. “In that endeavour, we will continue to underscore the issues of gender, ethnicity, children, victims and justice. To that end, the support that the Council and its members, together with the international community, can continue to give us is crucial to ensuring that our future generations inherit a fairer, safer and more equitable and enterprising Colombia. The meeting rose at 11.35 am.”

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42. “The Government of Colombia stresses its willingness to begin a dialogue with the National Liberation Army as long as the conditions that have been repeatedly outlined are met - that is, the release of kidnap victims and a unilateral end to committing verifiable criminal acts. President Duque is aware of the deficiencies in the peace agreement's implementation and his entire Cabinet is already working to resolve them. His Government's peace agenda is the Constitution's peace agenda, and although it goes far beyond the peace agreement, it acknowledges that its implementation is a valuable and essential opportunity. We will therefore make sure that we do not sacrifice that opportunity to the failures and problems that the current Administration is facing at its start.”

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43. “We were pleased to note that the Secretary- General's report recognizes the importance of some of the initiatives that President Duque's Government has undertaken, such as the national pact for life and the protection of social leaders and human rights defenders. In formulating the pact, we made progress on the adoption of a comprehensive social policy that includes early-warning alerts, quick-reaction protection mechanisms, risk-prevention models and instruments aimed at ensuring the effective punishment of perpetrators of crimes against people from various walks of life who are contributing to their communities' well-being. We hope that this will ensure that acts such as those oflast week will not be repeated.”

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44. “However, as we work on it, it will be crucial to closely coordinate all stakeholders, including State authorities, the private sector, international assistance and United Nations agencies. At the same time, combating the cultivation of illicit crops is particularly urgent, given its unprecedented expansion in recent years, as the Secretary-General's report mentions. The fight against illegal economies in all their forms and manifestations is key to stabilizing Colombia and strengthening peaceful coexistence. Our Government is committed to making intelligent and responsible use of all the tools and resources available to it within the framework of the Constitution to tackle this problem, which threatens not only the successful implementation of the Final Agreement but also the integrity of our institutions and our citizens' security.”

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45. “From this Chamber, we urge them to return to their original course of action and not to stray down a path of violence and illegality. The assessment of the economic reintegration process has acknowledged its uncertain progress, and we share the concerns about it. We therefore intend to adopt a new approach, with the aim of making up for lost time and ensuring that the process has greater impact, which will enable us to meet the expectations that former combatants have of becoming full citizens, meaningful members of their families and economic actors contributing to the development of their communities. The social and economic integration of former combatants is central to the implementation of the Final Agreement, and our Government is aware of that.”

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46. “That situation requires corrective measures, which will be publicly announced and carried out through institutional routes with the aim of ensuring that the implementation of the Final Agreement is truly conducive to its intended goal of peace, stabilization and consolidation. All the high-level Government bodies with responsibilities in the areas of public order and citizen safety are fully committed to that objective, not only with regard to former FARC-EP combatants, but also in order to fully ensure the human rights and democratic freedoms of all Colombians. We agree with the Secretary-General's report that it is bad news that some of the leaders of the former FARC-EP guerrillas who were in the areas used for training and reintegration have abandoned their duty to actively support the process.”

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47. “As President Duque indicated in the general debate of the General Assembly a couple of weeks ago, "Peace is an objective of all Colombians and all of us, absolutely everyone, will work decisively for it. However, peace needs to be built with the rule of law, which combines the public goods of security and justice. Our Government is going to work so that the process of demobilization, disarmament and reinsertion put forward in the past few years will go forward successfully." (A/73/PV8, p. 23) There are many challenges facing the Government of Colombia with regard to the implementation of the Final Agreement. Among other things, we are dealing with a disconnect and a lack of funding, as is reflected in the Secretary-General's report.”

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48. “The mandate supports the unquestionable commitment of President Duque and his Government to peace, stabilization and consolidation, that is, to strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law, creating greater opportunities for economic development and sustaining and expanding social progress. That commitment goes further than the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, signed in 2016 by the Government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP), and above all corresponds to the values and principles of the Constitution of 1991. The agreement with the FARC-EP is an opportunity that Colombia must take advantage of.”

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49. “Mr. Trujillo Garcia (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): I want to thank the Ambassador ofBolivia for convening this briefing, as well as Mr. Jean Arnault for his briefing on the Secretary-General's report (S/2018/874). This being the first time that I am addressing the Security Council, on behalf of President Ivan Duque Marquez I would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General and to all the members of the Security Council for their continued support to Colombia through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, whose mandate has been extended unanimously. Our recent elections gave President Duque a clear democratic mandate to lead our national Government for the next four years on the pillars of legality, equity and entrepreneurship.”

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