Joint Communique: Final Agreement, Plebiscite and Ceasefire

• Country/entity

  Colombia
  
• Region

  Americas
  
• Agreement name

  Joint Communique: Final Agreement, Plebiscite and Ceasefire
• Date

  7 Oct 2016
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Colombian Conflict (1964 - ) )
• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Colombia V - Santos
• Parties

  -
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  -

• Agreement document

  CO_161007_Joint_communique_Final_agreement_plebiscite_and_ceasefire.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Joint Communiqué |

Final Agreement, plebiscite and ceasefire

Havana, Cuba, October 7, 2016

The delegations of the National Government and the FARC – EP, after meeting in

Havana with the guarantor countries and with the Head of the UN Special Mission in

Colombia, Jean Arnault, wish to inform the public opinion that:

1. Following nearly 4 years of intense conversations, last August 24 we

concluded the Final Agreement for the End of the Armed Conflict and the

Construction of a Stable and Long-lasting Peace, to which we are committed.

We

believe that it contains the reforms and measures needed to lay the foundations for

peace and to guarantee the end of the armed conflict.

We recognize, however, that a majority those who took part in the Plebiscite held

this past October 2 voted in favor of NO, even if the difference was very narrow.

Within the framework of the presidential authorities granted by the Political

Constitution, it is convenient for us to continue listening to the different sectors of

society, in a swift and effective process, in order to understand their concerns and

promptly determine a solution through the paths stated in the ruling of the

Constitutional Court, C-379 of 2016.

The proposals for adjustments and clarifications

resulting from this process will be discussed between the National Government and

the FARC – EP in order to provide guarantees for all.

.

2. We reiterate the commitment undertaken by the President of the Republic and

the Commander of the FARC – EP to maintain the Final and Bilateral Ceasefire and

End of the Hostilities decreed this past August 29, and the monitoring and verification

in charge of the tripartite mechanism.

As well as the guarantees for the security and

protection of the communities in their territories, as determined by the parties in the

Protocol.

In order to strengthen this Ceasefire, we have agreed on a protocol, aimed at

preventing any incident in the pre-grouping zones in the established quadrants and

to ensure a climate of security and tranquility with the full application of all the rules

that govern the Final and Bilateral Ceasefire and End of the Hostilities.

The Tripartite Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, with the participation of the

Government and the FARC – EP and the coordination of United Nations’ mission will

be in charge of monitoring and verifying compliance with the protocol, in particular

compliance with the rules that govern the Ceasefire.

3. For that purpose, we ask the Secretary General of the United Nations, and

through him, the Security Council, to authorize the United Nations’ Mission in

Colombia to exercise the duties of monitoring, verification, conflict resolution,

recommendations, reports and coordination of the Monitoring and Verification

Mechanism set forth in Resolution 2261 (2016) in reference to the aforementioned

Protocol.

Likewise, we invite the countries that contribute to the Mission with unarmed

observers to continue deploying their men and women, who will continue to have all

the necessary security guarantees.

4. In parallel, we will keep on moving forward in starting the operation of trustbuilding

measures of a humanitarian nature, such as the search for people deemed

as missing, the humanitarian de-mining pilot plans, the voluntary substitution of illicit

crops, the commitments regarding the release of minors from the camps and

regarding the situation of individuals deprived of their freedom.

5. The delegations thank the International Committee of the Red Cross for its

ongoing support, Chile and Venezuela for their accompaniment, and most of all

Cuba and Norway for their intense and devoted task in support of the construction

of the peace agreements for Colombia, their constant contribution toward the search

for solutions during difficult moments, and their willingness to continue supporting

the peace process.