Protocolo De Seguridad Y Proteccion Para Los Integrates Del Mecanismo De Monitoreo Y Verificacion - MMV En el Marco Del Acuerdo De Cese Al Fuego Bilateral, Nacional Y Temporal - CFBNT, Entre El Gobierno De La Republica De Colombia Y El Ejercito De Liberacion Nacional - ELN

  • Country/entity
    Colombia
  • Region
    Americas
  • Agreement name
    Protocolo De Seguridad Y Proteccion Para Los Integrates Del Mecanismo De Monitoreo Y Verificacion - MMV En el Marco Del Acuerdo De Cese Al Fuego Bilateral, Nacional Y Temporal - CFBNT, Entre El Gobierno De La Republica De Colombia Y El Ejercito De Liberacion Nacional - ELN
  • Date
    13 Jul 2023
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Colombian Conflict (1964 - ) )
  • Stage
    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature
    Government
  • Peace process
    Colombia VI - Government-ELN post-2015 process
  • Parties
    Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia:

    (Signed) José Otty Patiño Hormaza, Head of delegation
    (Signed) Iván Danilo Rueda Rodríguez, High Commissioner for Peace
    (Signed) Iván Cepeda Castro
    (Signed) Orlando Romero Reyes
    (Signed) Horacio Guerrero García
    (Signed) Olga Lilia Silva López
    (Signed) Rosmery Quintero Castro
    (Signed) Carlos Alfonso Rosero
    (Signed) Adelaida Jiménez Cortés
    (Signed) Rodrigo Botero García
    (Signed) Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó
    (Signed) José Félix Lafaurie Rivera
    (Signed) Nigeria Rentería Lozano
    (Signed) Álvaro Matallana Eslava
    (Signed) María José Pizarro Rodríguez

    Delegation of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN:

    (Signed) Pablo Beltrán, Head of delegation
    (Signed) Aureliano Carbonell
    (Signed) Bernardo Téllez
    (Signed) Manuel Gustavo Martínez
    (Signed) María Consuelo Tapias
    (Signed) Isabel Torres
    (Signed) Simón Pabón
    (Signed) Mauricio Iguarán
  • Third parties
    As observers for the Armed Forces:

    (Signed) Brig. Gen. William Oswaldo Rincón Zambrano
    (Signed) Maj. Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto

    As witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries):

    (Signed) Laura Berdine Santos Delamonica, Federative Republic of Brazil
    (Signed) Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile
    (Signed) Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba
    (Signed) Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States
    (Signed) Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway
    (Signed) Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    Permanent accompanying partners:

    (Signed) Angela Bargellini, Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Colombia
    (Signed) Msgr. Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria, Delegate for Church-State Relations, Episcopal Conference of Colombia
  • Description
    A short but detailed protocol agreement connected to the bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), providing for protection mechanisms to be enforced by the Police and Armed forces ensuring the safety of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MVM). Substantively the agreement sets out detailed provisions for how the Police and Armed forces should work with the MVM to ensure the protection of its members, including ELN members, when travelling to carry out implementation activities related to the national ceasefire. The agreement provides in detail for a range of protection mechanisms, encouraging channels of communication concering these protections between the MVM, Armed forces and Police Unit for peacebuilding. There is also provision for resources to support the protection mechanisms, to be provided by the government and the group of accompanying support and cooperation countries (GPAAC).

Groups

  • Children/youth

    No specific mention.

  • Disabled persons

    No specific mention.

  • Elderly/age

    No specific mention.

  • Migrant workers

    No specific mention.

  • Racial/ethnic/national group
    Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Rhetorical
    In addition, the members of the Mechanism shall take ethnic considerations into account in their interactions with the authorities of Indigenous Peoples and Black, Afro-Colombian and Palenquero communities when they visit the territories of those communities. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Religious groups

    No specific mention.

  • Indigenous people
    Groups→Indigenous people→Rhetorical
    In addition, the members of the Mechanism shall take ethnic considerations into account in their interactions with the authorities of Indigenous Peoples and Black, Afro-Colombian and Palenquero communities when they visit the territories of those communities. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Other groups

    No specific mention.

  • Refugees/displaced persons

    No specific mention.

  • Social class

    No specific mention.

Gender

  • Women, girls and gender
    16. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall take a differential and gender-sensitive approach to the provision of security and protection for members of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Men and boys

    No specific mention.

  • LGBTI

    No specific mention.

  • Family

    No specific mention.

State definition

  • Nature of state (general)

    No specific mention.

  • State configuration

    No specific mention.

  • Self determination

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum

    No specific mention.

  • State symbols

    No specific mention.

  • Independence/secession

    No specific mention.

  • Accession/unification

    No specific mention.

  • Border delimitation

    No specific mention.

  • Cross-border provision

    No specific mention.

Governance

  • Political institutions (new or reformed)

    No specific mention.

  • Elections

    No specific mention.

  • Electoral commission

    No specific mention.

  • Political parties reform

    No specific mention.

  • Civil society

    No specific mention.

  • Traditional/religious leaders
    In addition, the members of the Mechanism shall take ethnic considerations into account in their interactions with the authorities of Indigenous Peoples and Black, Afro-Colombian and Palenquero communities when they visit the territories of those communities. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Public administration

    No specific mention.

  • Constitution

    No specific mention.

Power sharing

  • Political power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Territorial power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Economic power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Military power sharing

    No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

  • Human rights/RoL general

    No specific mention.

  • Bill of rights/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Treaty incorporation

    No specific mention.

  • Civil and political rights

    No specific mention.

  • Socio-economic rights

    No specific mention.

Rights related issues

  • Citizenship

    No specific mention.

  • Democracy

    No specific mention.

  • Detention procedures

    No specific mention.

  • Media and communication

    No specific mention.

  • Mobility/access
    3. When travelling ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who are carrying out activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols shall be accompanied by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and/or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    5. The security systems for the protection of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism when travelling shall be established according to the characteristics of the relevant locations and the specific risks identified. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    6. The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall agree on a procedure or protocol governing the travel of the ELN members of the Mechanism when they are performing activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols outside the city where the national body has its base. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    11. Any travels of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be planned in advance with the Armed Forces in order to identify the safest route and consider the information provided by the members and communications liaisons of ELN regarding, among other issues, routes that may be contaminated with conventional and non-conventional explosive devices or other hazards that may pose a risk to the safety of the members of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    13. The Armed Forces and the Police shall adopt the comprehensive security measures that are needed to protect and facilitate the movement and work of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism throughout the national territory. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Protection measures

    No specific mention.

  • Other

    No specific mention.

Rights institutions

  • NHRI

    No specific mention.

  • Regional or international human rights institutions

    No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

  • Criminal justice and emergency law

    No specific mention.

  • State of emergency provisions

    No specific mention.

  • Judiciary and courts

    No specific mention.

  • Prisons and detention

    No specific mention.

  • Traditional Laws

    No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

  • Development or socio-economic reconstruction

    No specific mention.

  • National economic plan

    No specific mention.

  • Natural resources

    No specific mention.

  • International funds
    9. The group of accompanying, support and cooperation countries (GPAAC) shall be requested to provide the necessary resources for the operation of the ELN component of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in accordance with the terms of reference, the operating manual and the budget submitted by ELN. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Business

    No specific mention.

  • Taxation

    No specific mention.

  • Banks

    No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

  • Land reform/rights

    No specific mention.

  • Pastoralist/nomadism rights

    No specific mention.

  • Cultural heritage

    No specific mention.

  • Environment

    No specific mention.

  • Water or riparian rights or access

    No specific mention.

Security sector

  • Security Guarantees
    Pursuant to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) signed on 9 June 2023 the present Protocol establishes measures for the security and protection of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism with a view to preventing and reducing risks and threats that might affect them during the implementation of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    1. The National Police through the protection group of the Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall be responsible for the protection of the bases and members of the national regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The National Protection Unit shall be responsible for the protection of individual ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and other members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who request it. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    2. The National Police through the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall make recommendations on security protection and self-protection to the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who upon following those recommendations shall also bear responsibility for their security and protection. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    3. When travelling ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who are carrying out activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols shall be accompanied by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and/or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    This is in addition to the protection provided by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit as appropriate. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    When requested by ELN its members shall also be accompanied by representatives of the guarantor countries subject to their availability. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    4. Security for the lodging facilities of the ELN members of the national body of the Mechanism including the necessary technical support shall be provided by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding in coordination with the National Protection Unit. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    5. The security systems for the protection of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism when travelling shall be established according to the characteristics of the relevant locations and the specific risks identified. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    6. The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall agree on a procedure or protocol governing the travel of the ELN members of the Mechanism when they are performing activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols outside the city where the national body has its base. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    7. The Government of Colombia shall coordinate and implement among the State institutions the necessary measures to respond to medical contingencies and emergencies affecting the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism or their protection escorts in the national territory. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The Government of Colombia shall establish a specific procedure to ensure that the members of ELN on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism receive emergency health care, which will be available once the Mechanism becomes operational. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    In the event that any members require specialized, continuous or prolonged treatment that renders them incapacitated, a request shall be made for them to be treated in one of the guarantor countries, if they so desire. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    8. Any travel that members of the national, regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism undertake in the performance of their duties shall be reported to and coordinated with the members of the Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and of ELN, using the mean and channels of communication of the respective protection systems. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    9. The group of accompanying, support and cooperation countries (GPAAC) shall be requested to provide the necessary resources for the operation of the ELN component of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in accordance with the terms of reference, the operating manual and the budget submitted by ELN. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The Government of Colombia shall provide the budget necessary for the participation of the State officials tasked with providing security and protection services for the members of ELN on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    10. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall coordinate with the Armed Forces to take preventive measures and establish security measures in the places where the members of the Mechanism must be present. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The components of the Monitoring and Verification Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall agree on procedures or protocols to protect the members of the Mechanism in the places where their presence is required in accordance with the mandate of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    11. Any travels of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be planned in advance with the Armed Forces in order to identify the safest route and consider the information provided by the members and communications liaisons of ELN regarding, among other issues, routes that may be contaminated with conventional and non-conventional explosive devices or other hazards that may pose a risk to the safety of the members of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    12. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall put in place a contingency plan to address risks to the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in order to ensure that they are able to respond rapidly and effectively by coordinating and consolidating their capacities. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    13. The Armed Forces and the Police shall adopt the comprehensive security measures that are needed to protect and facilitate the movement and work of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism throughout the national territory. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    14. The Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and ELN shall provide information to the members of the Mechanism on possible risks, threats and vulnerabilities that may affect their safety, with a view to mitigating or neutralizing dangerous situations. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    15. The members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism on the various bodies shall follow the security and protection measures and recommendations proposed by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    In highly complex situations of which the Mechanism is aware, the necessary security measures shall be adopted to ensure that the members of the Mechanism are present in the places where they are required to be. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    16. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall take a differential and gender-sensitive approach to the provision of security and protection for members of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    In addition, the members of the Mechanism shall take ethnic considerations into account in their interactions with the authorities of Indigenous Peoples and Black, Afro-Colombian and Palenquero communities when they visit the territories of those communities. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Pursuant to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) signed on 9 June 2023 the present Protocol establishes measures for the security and protection of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism with a view to preventing and reducing risks and threats that might affect them during the implementation of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    1. The National Police through the protection group of the Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall be responsible for the protection of the bases and members of the national regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The National Protection Unit shall be responsible for the protection of individual ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and other members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who request it. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    2. The National Police through the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall make recommendations on security protection and self-protection to the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who upon following those recommendations shall also bear responsibility for their security and protection. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    9. The group of accompanying, support and cooperation countries (GPAAC) shall be requested to provide the necessary resources for the operation of the ELN component of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in accordance with the terms of reference, the operating manual and the budget submitted by ELN. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The Government of Colombia shall provide the budget necessary for the participation of the State officials tasked with providing security and protection services for the members of ELN on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The Government of Colombia shall inform the national body of the Mechanism of the appointment of those officials. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    10. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall coordinate with the Armed Forces to take preventive measures and establish security measures in the places where the members of the Mechanism must be present. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The components of the Monitoring and Verification Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall agree on procedures or protocols to protect the members of the Mechanism in the places where their presence is required in accordance with the mandate of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    13. The Armed Forces and the Police shall adopt the comprehensive security measures that are needed to protect and facilitate the movement and work of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism throughout the national territory. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    14. The Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and ELN shall provide information to the members of the Mechanism on possible risks, threats and vulnerabilities that may affect their safety, with a view to mitigating or neutralizing dangerous situations. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments
    Pursuant to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) signed on 9 June 2023 the present Protocol establishes measures for the security and protection of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism with a view to preventing and reducing risks and threats that might affect them during the implementation of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    1. The National Police through the protection group of the Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall be responsible for the protection of the bases and members of the national regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Police
    1. The National Police through the protection group of the Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall be responsible for the protection of the bases and members of the national regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    2. The National Police through the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall make recommendations on security protection and self-protection to the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who upon following those recommendations shall also bear responsibility for their security and protection. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    3. When travelling ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who are carrying out activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols shall be accompanied by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and/or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    This is in addition to the protection provided by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit as appropriate. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    When requested by ELN its members shall also be accompanied by representatives of the guarantor countries subject to their availability. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    4. Security for the lodging facilities of the ELN members of the national body of the Mechanism including the necessary technical support shall be provided by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding in coordination with the National Protection Unit. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    10. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall coordinate with the Armed Forces to take preventive measures and establish security measures in the places where the members of the Mechanism must be present. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    12. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall put in place a contingency plan to address risks to the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in order to ensure that they are able to respond rapidly and effectively by coordinating and consolidating their capacities. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    13. The Armed Forces and the Police shall adopt the comprehensive security measures that are needed to protect and facilitate the movement and work of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism throughout the national territory. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    15. The members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism on the various bodies shall follow the security and protection measures and recommendations proposed by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    16. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall take a differential and gender-sensitive approach to the provision of security and protection for members of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Armed forces
    8. Any travel that members of the national, regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism undertake in the performance of their duties shall be reported to and coordinated with the members of the Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and of ELN, using the mean and channels of communication of the respective protection systems. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    10. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall coordinate with the Armed Forces to take preventive measures and establish security measures in the places where the members of the Mechanism must be present. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    11. Any travels of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be planned in advance with the Armed Forces in order to identify the safest route and consider the information provided by the members and communications liaisons of ELN regarding, among other issues, routes that may be contaminated with conventional and non-conventional explosive devices or other hazards that may pose a risk to the safety of the members of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    13. The Armed Forces and the Police shall adopt the comprehensive security measures that are needed to protect and facilitate the movement and work of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism throughout the national territory. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    14. The Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and ELN shall provide information to the members of the Mechanism on possible risks, threats and vulnerabilities that may affect their safety, with a view to mitigating or neutralizing dangerous situations. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    The National Protection Unit shall be responsible for the protection of individual ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and other members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who request it. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    3. When travelling ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who are carrying out activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols shall be accompanied by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and/or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    When requested by ELN its members shall also be accompanied by representatives of the guarantor countries subject to their availability. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    4. Security for the lodging facilities of the ELN members of the national body of the Mechanism including the necessary technical support shall be provided by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding in coordination with the National Protection Unit. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    6. The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall agree on a procedure or protocol governing the travel of the ELN members of the Mechanism when they are performing activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols outside the city where the national body has its base. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The Government of Colombia shall establish a specific procedure to ensure that the members of ELN on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism receive emergency health care, which will be available once the Mechanism becomes operational. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    8. Any travel that members of the national, regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism undertake in the performance of their duties shall be reported to and coordinated with the members of the Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and of ELN, using the mean and channels of communication of the respective protection systems. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    9. The group of accompanying, support and cooperation countries (GPAAC) shall be requested to provide the necessary resources for the operation of the ELN component of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in accordance with the terms of reference, the operating manual and the budget submitted by ELN. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    The Government of Colombia shall provide the budget necessary for the participation of the State officials tasked with providing security and protection services for the members of ELN on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    11. Any travels of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be planned in advance with the Armed Forces in order to identify the safest route and consider the information provided by the members and communications liaisons of ELN regarding, among other issues, routes that may be contaminated with conventional and non-conventional explosive devices or other hazards that may pose a risk to the safety of the members of the Mechanism. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    14. The Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and ELN shall provide information to the members of the Mechanism on possible risks, threats and vulnerabilities that may affect their safety, with a view to mitigating or neutralizing dangerous situations. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Withdrawal of foreign forces

    No specific mention.

  • Corruption

    No specific mention.

  • Crime/organised crime

    No specific mention.

  • Drugs

    No specific mention.

  • Terrorism

    No specific mention.

Transitional justice

  • Transitional justice general

    No specific mention.

  • Amnesty/pardon

    No specific mention.

  • Courts

    No specific mention.

  • Mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Prisoner release

    No specific mention.

  • Vetting

    No specific mention.

  • Victims

    No specific mention.

  • Missing persons

    No specific mention.

  • Reparations

    No specific mention.

  • Reconciliation

    No specific mention.

Implementation

  • UN signatory
    (Signed) Angela Bargellini, Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Colombia (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Other international signatory
    (Signed) Laura Berdine Santos Delamonica, Federative Republic of Brazil (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    (Signed) Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    (Signed) Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    (Signed) Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    (Signed) Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    (Signed) Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Referendum for agreement

    No specific mention.

  • International mission/force/similar
    3. When travelling ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who are carrying out activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols shall be accompanied by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and/or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    In the event that any members require specialized, continuous or prolonged treatment that renders them incapacitated, a request shall be made for them to be treated in one of the guarantor countries, if they so desire. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
    9. The group of accompanying, support and cooperation countries (GPAAC) shall be requested to provide the necessary resources for the operation of the ELN component of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in accordance with the terms of reference, the operating manual and the budget submitted by ELN. (new-tab Locate in agreement)
  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source

    No specific mention.

Protocol on security and protection for the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism under the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN)

Pursuant to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) signed on 9 June 2023 the present Protocol establishes measures for the security and protection of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism with a view to preventing and reducing risks and threats that might affect them during the implementation of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols.

1. The National Police through the protection group of the Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall be responsible for the protection of the bases and members of the national regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.

The National Protection Unit shall be responsible for the protection of individual ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and other members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who request it.

2. The National Police through the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall make recommendations on security protection and self-protection to the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who upon following those recommendations shall also bear responsibility for their security and protection.

3. When travelling ELN members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism who are carrying out activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols shall be accompanied by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and/or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia.

This is in addition to the protection provided by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit as appropriate.

When requested by ELN its members shall also be accompanied by representatives of the guarantor countries subject to their availability.

4. Security for the lodging facilities of the ELN members of the national body of the Mechanism including the necessary technical support shall be provided by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding in coordination with the National Protection Unit.

The Catholic Church shall provide communication tools logistical support and assistance at said lodging facilities.

5. The security systems for the protection of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism when travelling shall be established according to the characteristics of the relevant locations and the specific risks identified.

6. The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall agree on a procedure or protocol governing the travel of the ELN members of the Mechanism when they are performing activities related to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols outside the city where the national body has its base.

7. The Government of Colombia shall coordinate and implement among the State institutions the necessary measures to respond to medical contingencies and emergencies affecting the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism or their protection escorts in the national territory.

The Government of Colombia shall establish a specific procedure to ensure that the members of ELN on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism receive emergency health care, which will be available once the Mechanism becomes operational.

In the event that any members require specialized, continuous or prolonged treatment that renders them incapacitated, a request shall be made for them to be treated in one of the guarantor countries, if they so desire.

8. Any travel that members of the national, regional and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism undertake in the performance of their duties shall be reported to and coordinated with the members of the Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and of ELN, using the mean and channels of communication of the respective protection systems.

9. The group of accompanying, support and cooperation countries (GPAAC) shall be requested to provide the necessary resources for the operation of the ELN component of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in accordance with the terms of reference, the operating manual and the budget submitted by ELN.

The Government of Colombia shall provide the budget necessary for the participation of the State officials tasked with providing security and protection services for the members of ELN on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.

The Government of Colombia shall inform the national body of the Mechanism of the appointment of those officials.

10. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding shall coordinate with the Armed Forces to take preventive measures and establish security measures in the places where the members of the Mechanism must be present.

The components of the Monitoring and Verification Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall agree on procedures or protocols to protect the members of the Mechanism in the places where their presence is required in accordance with the mandate of the Mechanism.

11. Any travels of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be planned in advance with the Armed Forces in order to identify the safest route and consider the information provided by the members and communications liaisons of ELN regarding, among other issues, routes that may be contaminated with conventional and non-conventional explosive devices or other hazards that may pose a risk to the safety of the members of the Mechanism.

12. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall put in place a contingency plan to address risks to the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, in order to ensure that they are able to respond rapidly and effectively by coordinating and consolidating their capacities.

13. The Armed Forces and the Police shall adopt the comprehensive security measures that are needed to protect and facilitate the movement and work of the members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism throughout the national territory.

14. The Armed Forces of the Government of Colombia and ELN shall provide information to the members of the Mechanism on possible risks, threats and vulnerabilities that may affect their safety, with a view to mitigating or neutralizing dangerous situations.

15. The members of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism on the various bodies shall follow the security and protection measures and recommendations proposed by the Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit.

In highly complex situations of which the Mechanism is aware, the necessary security measures shall be adopted to ensure that the members of the Mechanism are present in the places where they are required to be.

16. The Police Unit for Peacebuilding and the National Protection Unit shall take a differential and gender-sensitive approach to the provision of security and protection for members of the Mechanism.

In addition, the members of the Mechanism shall take ethnic considerations into account in their interactions with the authorities of Indigenous Peoples and Black, Afro-Colombian and Palenquero communities when they visit the territories of those communities.

Havana, Cuba, 13 July 2023.

Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia:

(Signed) José Otty Patiño Hormaza, Head of delegation

(Signed) Iván Danilo Rueda Rodríguez, High Commissioner for Peace

(Signed) Iván Cepeda Castro

(Signed) Orlando Romero Reyes

(Signed) Horacio Guerrero García

(Signed) Olga Lilia Silva López

(Signed) Rosmery Quintero Castro

(Signed) Carlos Alfonso Rosero

(Signed) Adelaida Jiménez Cortés

(Signed) Rodrigo Botero García

(Signed) Dayana Paola Urzola Domicó

(Signed) José Félix Lafaurie Rivera

(Signed) Nigeria Rentería Lozano

(Signed) Álvaro Matallana Eslava

(Signed) María José Pizarro Rodríguez

Delegation of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN:

(Signed) Pablo Beltrán, Head of delegation

(Signed) Aureliano Carbonell

(Signed) Bernardo Téllez

(Signed) Manuel Gustavo Martínez

(Signed) María Consuelo Tapias

(Signed) Isabel Torres

(Signed) Simón Pabón

(Signed) Mauricio Iguarán

As observers for the Armed Forces:

(Signed) Brig.

Gen. William Oswaldo Rincón Zambrano

(Signed) Maj.

Gen. Hugo Alejandro López Barreto

As witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries):

(Signed) Laura Berdine Santos Delamonica, Federative Republic of Brazil

(Signed) Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile

(Signed) Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba

(Signed) Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States

(Signed) Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway

(Signed) Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Permanent accompanying partners:

(Signed) Angela Bargellini, Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Colombia

(Signed) Msgr.

Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria, Delegate for Church-State Relations, Episcopal Conference of Colombia