Communication for peace and support for the Monitoring and Verification Bodies of the Agreement
During the period covered by this report, initiatives were implemented to promote territorial-level education on the progress and challenges of the PDET, and support for the Technical Secretariat of the international component of the CSIVI was concluded.
Looking to strengthen territorial capacities in communication for peace
10 leading organisations and 39 partner organisations in the departments of Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Caquetá, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Guaviare, La Guajira, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, and Putumayo succeeded in strengthening the capacities of local actors in communications, and in making visible both the progress and the challenges of the PDET and the implementation of the Peace Agreement through radio stations, community reporters, and other local and national media.
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Following up on the implementation of the 2016 Agreement: the work of the Technical Secretariat of the CSIVI
Since its inception, the Fund has supported the mechanisms established in the Peace Agreement for its monitoring and verification, including the Monitoring, Promotion, and Verification Committee for Implementation (CSIVI).
On several occasions, the Fund has supported the Secretariat, which in 2024 presented reports #13 and #14. The latter highlighted some advances in the implementation of the Peace Agreement, such as:
- Progress in comprehensive rural reform, through the enactment of the statutory law that establishes agrarian jurisdiction.
- Creation of a rural reserve area in the municipality of Tuluá (Valle del Cauca).
- Updating the initiatives of the Action Plans for Regional Transformation (PATR), through an extensive participation process.
- The creation of the Special Credit Line for Agrarian Reform (LECRA).
- The issuance of Decree 0780 of 2024, which regulates and enables the development of rural agro-food territories.
- The implementation of the Opposition Statute alongside the new territorial authorities.
- In-depth analyses by the JEP through the Chamber for Justice and Peace regarding the protection of signatories, amnesties, and indictments.
- The approval by Congress of the reform bill to Law 1448 of 2011.
- The update of the Implementation Framework Plan (PMI), including 80 new indicators and adjustments to 120 existing ones.
Furthermore, the secretariat published two (2) Special Reports: the first one focused on the “transformative actions” of each of the points of the FA that can be implemented to accelerate its implementation, and the second focused on verifying the implementation of articles aimed at the transformation of the territories.
It is also worth highlighting the design and development of an information repository for the collection, organisation, and consultation of data for the CSIVI: the government, the Special Women’s Instance (IEM), and the Special High-Level Instance of Ethnic Peoples (IEANPE) (see https://infoverificapaz.org.co).
Additionally, the two organisations provided strategic support in updating the indicators of the Implementation Framework Plan (PMI, for its Spanish acronym). The update of the PMI is one of the commitments set out in point 6.1.1 of the Final Peace Agreement, which had not been carried out after eight years of implementation.
In particular, the update focused on agrarian reform, territorial transformation, closing the gaps between rural and urban areas, recognition of the self-governance of ethnic peoples, respect for ethnic and farming rural territories, security guarantees for peace signatories, and the sustainability of their reintegration process through differential approaches.
This support was catalytic as it helped accelerate the delivery of this update in collaboration with the National Planning Department (DNP, for its Spanish acronym) and the validation by the bodies responsible for monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Agreement. This resulted in the inclusion of 81 new indicators and the adjustment of 121 existing ones.
The revision of the PMI forges a new path for achieving what was laid out in the Peace Agreement, proposing an extension of the implementation period to 2038.
Strategic products generated that contribute to decision-making
Reports by the Technical Secretariat of the CSIVI
PMI update