Protocolo Sobre La Seguridad Para El ELN Y Los Lugares Donde Hace Presencia 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
Export agreement coding (PDF)- Country/entityColombia
- RegionAmericas
- Agreement nameProtocolo Sobre La Seguridad Para El ELN Y Los Lugares Donde Hace Presencia 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
- Date13 Jul 2023
- Agreement statusMultiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangementYes
- Agreement/conflict levelIntrastate/intrastate conflict ( )
- StageImplementation/renegotiation
- Conflict natureGovernment
- Peace processColombia VI - Government-ELN post-2015 process
- PartiesDelegation 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 - Third partiesAs witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries):
(Signed) Laura Berdine Santos Delamonica, Federative Republic of Brazil
(Signed) Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba
(Signed) Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway
(Signed) Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile
(Signed) Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States
(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 - DescriptionThis agreement is an ancillary to the "Agreement on a Temporary Bilateral National Ceasefire" between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the ELN. It delineates procedures to avert incidents during the ceasefire. Instituted on 9 June 2023, and further detailed in Havana, Cuba, on 13 July 2023, this protocol specifies communication protocols between ELN fronts and the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, facilitated by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, to ensure ELN's security measures and prevent armed confrontations. The protocol establishes secure communication channels for ELN to relay defense and security actions, appoints ELN liaisons for coordination with the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, and outlines the responsibilities of government representatives in the mechanism to coordinate with military and police units to prevent incidents. This document is part of a broader effort to maintain ceasefire conditions and foster an environment conducive to ongoing peace negotiations, with signatories from both the Colombian government and the ELN, as well as observer status for representatives of the armed forces and guarantor countries.
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
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- 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
No specific mention.
- 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 communicationRights related issues→Media and communication→Media logistics2. Using the communications liaisons of the war fronts, ELN shall inform the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia in a timely and relevant manner of its actions, activities, or movements on the ground that are aimed at ensuring its defense and security in order to prevent incidents and to prevent, forestall, or mitigate risks or any type of vulnerability in the places where ELN is present. (
Locate in agreement)
3. ELN shall use its own communication channels to transmit information concerning the above-mentioned points in an appropriate and timely manner to the ELN component of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, as well as to the relevant regional or local bodies through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. ( Locate in agreement)
4. Through each war front, ELN shall establish with the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia the ELN communications liaisons in the local and regional bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
In order to prevent incidents, the secure system used by the ELN component to communicate with all bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be established by ELN in agreement with the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. ( Locate in agreement)
The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall arrange for the security of the ELN communications liaisons who are members of the Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
5. The ELN component in the national body shall maintain its system for secure communication with all regional and local ELN communications liaisons. ( Locate in agreement)
- Mobility/access6. In the event that an ELN member of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism must travel to a specific place where a war front is present, his or her security shall be arranged with the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. ( 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
No specific mention.
- 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 GuaranteesPursuant to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) (Agreement No. ( Locate in agreement)
10 second Cuba Agreement) signed on 9 June 2023 and its Protocols, the present Protocol establishes the procedures for the prevention of incidents that might arise from the application of security measures for ELN and the places where it is present. ( Locate in agreement)
1. ELN shall maintain its own security and defense measures in the places where it is present in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire (Agreement No. ( Locate in agreement)
10 second Cuba Agreement). ( Locate in agreement)
2. Using the communications liaisons of the war fronts, ELN shall inform the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia in a timely and relevant manner of its actions, activities, or movements on the ground that are aimed at ensuring its defense and security in order to prevent incidents and to prevent, forestall, or mitigate risks or any type of vulnerability in the places where ELN is present. ( Locate in agreement)
In order to prevent incidents, the secure system used by the ELN component to communicate with all bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be established by ELN in agreement with the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. ( Locate in agreement)
The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall arrange for the security of the ELN communications liaisons who are members of the Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
5. The ELN component in the national body shall maintain its system for secure communication with all regional and local ELN communications liaisons. ( Locate in agreement)
6. In the event that an ELN member of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism must travel to a specific place where a war front is present, his or her security shall be arranged with the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the representatives shall receive, send to, or request from the ELN component in the relevant body of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties. ( Locate in agreement)
8. Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the ELN component in all bodies of the Mechanism shall receive from, send to, or request from the representatives of the Government appointed to the national, regional, and local bodies of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties. ( Locate in agreement)
9. When the situation mentioned in paragraph 3 of the Protocol on specific actions arises, the parties shall immediately inform the Mechanism so that it may intervene in an appropriate and timely manner through each party’s component in order to clarify the situation. ( Locate in agreement)
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPursuant to the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) (Agreement No. ( Locate in agreement)
10 second Cuba Agreement) signed on 9 June 2023 and its Protocols, the present Protocol establishes the procedures for the prevention of incidents that might arise from the application of security measures for ELN and the places where it is present. ( Locate in agreement)
1. ELN shall maintain its own security and defense measures in the places where it is present in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire (Agreement No. ( Locate in agreement)
10 second Cuba Agreement). ( Locate in agreement)
7. The government representatives appointed to the national, regional, and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be responsible for coordinating with the military and police units based on their setup in the regions where the Mechanism is based. ( Locate in agreement)
Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the representatives shall receive, send to, or request from the ELN component in the relevant body of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties. ( Locate in agreement)
8. Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the ELN component in all bodies of the Mechanism shall receive from, send to, or request from the representatives of the Government appointed to the national, regional, and local bodies of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties. ( Locate in agreement)
9. When the situation mentioned in paragraph 3 of the Protocol on specific actions arises, the parties shall immediately inform the Mechanism so that it may intervene in an appropriate and timely manner through each party’s component in order to clarify the situation. ( Locate in agreement)
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces1. ELN shall maintain its own security and defense measures in the places where it is present in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire (Agreement No. ( Locate in agreement)
10 second Cuba Agreement). ( Locate in agreement)
2. Using the communications liaisons of the war fronts, ELN shall inform the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia in a timely and relevant manner of its actions, activities, or movements on the ground that are aimed at ensuring its defense and security in order to prevent incidents and to prevent, forestall, or mitigate risks or any type of vulnerability in the places where ELN is present. ( Locate in agreement)
3. ELN shall use its own communication channels to transmit information concerning the above-mentioned points in an appropriate and timely manner to the ELN component of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, as well as to the relevant regional or local bodies through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. ( Locate in agreement)
4. Through each war front, ELN shall establish with the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia the ELN communications liaisons in the local and regional bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
In order to prevent incidents, the secure system used by the ELN component to communicate with all bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be established by ELN in agreement with the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. ( Locate in agreement)
5. The ELN component in the national body shall maintain its system for secure communication with all regional and local ELN communications liaisons. ( Locate in agreement)
Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the representatives shall receive, send to, or request from the ELN component in the relevant body of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties. ( Locate in agreement)
8. Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the ELN component in all bodies of the Mechanism shall receive from, send to, or request from the representatives of the Government appointed to the national, regional, and local bodies of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties. ( Locate in agreement)
9. When the situation mentioned in paragraph 3 of the Protocol on specific actions arises, the parties shall immediately inform the Mechanism so that it may intervene in an appropriate and timely manner through each party’s component in order to clarify the situation. ( 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 signatoryPermanent accompanying partners: ( Locate in agreement)
(Signed) Angela Bargellini, Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Colombia ( Locate in agreement)
- Other international signatoryAs witnesses and depositaries (Guarantor countries): ( Locate in agreement)
(Signed) Laura Berdine Santos Delamonica, Federative Republic of Brazil ( Locate in agreement)
(Signed) Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba ( Locate in agreement)
(Signed) Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway ( Locate in agreement)
(Signed) Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile ( Locate in agreement)
(Signed) Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States ( Locate in agreement)
(Signed) Gen. Carlos Martínez Mendoza, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( Locate in agreement)
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar2. Using the communications liaisons of the war fronts, ELN shall inform the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia in a timely and relevant manner of its actions, activities, or movements on the ground that are aimed at ensuring its defense and security in order to prevent incidents and to prevent, forestall, or mitigate risks or any type of vulnerability in the places where ELN is present. ( Locate in agreement)
3. ELN shall use its own communication channels to transmit information concerning the above-mentioned points in an appropriate and timely manner to the ELN component of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, as well as to the relevant regional or local bodies through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. ( Locate in agreement)
4. Through each war front, ELN shall establish with the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia the ELN communications liaisons in the local and regional bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
In order to prevent incidents, the secure system used by the ELN component to communicate with all bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be established by ELN in agreement with the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. ( Locate in agreement)
The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall arrange for the security of the ELN communications liaisons who are members of the Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
6. In the event that an ELN member of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism must travel to a specific place where a war front is present, his or her security shall be arranged with the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism. ( Locate in agreement)
7. The government representatives appointed to the national, regional, and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be responsible for coordinating with the military and police units based on their setup in the regions where the Mechanism is based. ( Locate in agreement)
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
No specific mention.
Protocol on security for the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and the places where it is present 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) (Agreement No.
10 second Cuba Agreement) signed on 9 June 2023 and its Protocols, the present Protocol establishes the procedures for the prevention of incidents that might arise from the application of security measures for ELN and the places where it is present.
1. ELN shall maintain its own security and defense measures in the places where it is present in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire (Agreement No.
10 second Cuba Agreement).
2. Using the communications liaisons of the war fronts, ELN shall inform the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia in a timely and relevant manner of its actions, activities, or movements on the ground that are aimed at ensuring its defense and security in order to prevent incidents and to prevent, forestall, or mitigate risks or any type of vulnerability in the places where ELN is present.
3. ELN shall use its own communication channels to transmit information concerning the above-mentioned points in an appropriate and timely manner to the ELN component of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, as well as to the relevant regional or local bodies through the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia.
4. Through each war front, ELN shall establish with the components of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia the ELN communications liaisons in the local and regional bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.
In order to prevent incidents, the secure system used by the ELN component to communicate with all bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be established by ELN in agreement with the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia.
The national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall arrange for the security of the ELN communications liaisons who are members of the Mechanism.
5. The ELN component in the national body shall maintain its system for secure communication with all regional and local ELN communications liaisons.
6. In the event that an ELN member of the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism must travel to a specific place where a war front is present, his or her security shall be arranged with the national body of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.
7. The government representatives appointed to the national, regional, and local bodies of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall be responsible for coordinating with the military and police units based on their setup in the regions where the Mechanism is based.
Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the representatives shall receive, send to, or request from the ELN component in the relevant body of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties.
8. Through the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia or the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the ELN component in all bodies of the Mechanism shall receive from, send to, or request from the representatives of the Government appointed to the national, regional, and local bodies of the Mechanism pertinent or useful information with a view to preventing armed incidents between the parties.
9. When the situation mentioned in paragraph 3 of the Protocol on specific actions arises, the parties shall immediately inform the Mechanism so that it may intervene in an appropriate and timely manner through each party’s component in order to clarify the situation.
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) Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Republic of Cuba
(Signed) Peder Østebø, Kingdom of Norway
(Signed) Patricia Esquenazi Marín, Republic of Chile
(Signed) Roberto de León Huerta, United Mexican States
(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