• Country/entity

  Colombia
  

• Region

  Americas
  

• Agreement name

  Protocolo Sobre Pedagogia Del Acuerdo De Cese Al Fuego Bilateral Nacional Y Temporal - CFBNT Y Sus Protocolos, 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

  Implementation/renegotiation

• 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 Guarantor countries (As witnesses and depositaries): (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

• Description

  This protocol specifies the educational strategies to disseminate and promote understanding of the ceasefire agreement and its operational protocols among Colombian society, state entities, ELN, the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, and the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. It emphasizes timely, contextually relevant, and respectful education campaigns, employing diverse methodological approaches sensitive to ethnic, territorial, and demographic considerations. The protocol delineates the responsibilities of different stakeholders in leading educational efforts within their respective spheres, including the government, ELN, the Episcopal Conference, and the UN Verification Mission, aiming for a comprehensive understanding and support for the ceasefire agreement. This initiative, endorsed in Havana, Cuba, on 13 July 2023, invites societal groups to participate in raising awareness and fostering a common narrative towards peace.

• Agreement document

  CO_230713_Protocol on education of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and its Protocols.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  CO_230713_Protocolo Sobre Pedagogia Del Acuerdo De Cese Al Fuego Bilateral Nacional Y Temporal - CFBNT Y Sus Protocolos, Entre El Gobierno De La Republica De Colombia Y El Ejercito De Liberacion Nacional - ELN.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

Protocol on education of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) and its Protocols

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), signed on 9 June 2023, the present Protocol establishes the guidelines for educational work regarding the Agreement and its Protocols.

For the purposes of the present Protocol, education is understood to mean the construction of a common narrative, methodologies and strategies to enable Colombian society, the international community, State entities, ELN, the Episcopal Conference of Colombia and the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia to discuss, gain an understanding and take ownership of the scope and purpose of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire.

1. Principles

Education shall be governed by the following principles:

1.1. Timeliness:

conduct of educational activities at the preparatory stage and during the term of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols, to help foster trust and understanding and, consequently, conduct and actions that strengthen the implementation of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire.

1.2. Contextualization:

explanation of the scope and purpose of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols, taking into consideration the specific characteristics of each community and its territory.

1.3. Relevance:

focus on educational work exclusively and specifically on the content of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols and on their implementation.

1.4. Respectful language:

use of respectful language when carrying out educational activities in order to build trust and promote recognition of the parties’ common interests, with a view to the implementation of the Agreement and its Protocols.

1.5. Approaches:

consideration of ethnic, territorial and age-, gender- and disability-sensitive approaches in methodological design, execution and evaluation.

2. Education Framework

Educational work of fostering discussion, raising awareness and the taking of ownership shall be carried out in the following areas.

2.1. Each component of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism shall lead its own internal education process.

2.2. The Government of Colombia undertakes to lead the educational process in all State entities, at the local, regional and national levels.

2.3. ELN undertakes to lead the educational process on the war fronts and its other units.

2.4. The Government of Colombia and ELN undertake to jointly conduct the educational exercise for the general public.

2.5. Joint educational activities shall be carried out, in the case of ELN, by representative members, peace advocates and advisors;

and on behalf of the Government, by delegates of the peace talks panel and advisors.

2.6. The Episcopal Conference of Colombia shall educate its own members, the Catholic Church and the general public about the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols.

2.7. The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia shall educate its own staff about the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire and its Protocols to, in accordance with the mandate of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.

The peace talks panel invites various groups in society to strengthen the process of raising awareness of the Agreement on a temporary bilateral national ceasefire.

Havana, Republic of 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

Guarantor countries (As witnesses and depositaries):

(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