General Agreement for the Termination of the Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace

• Country/entity

  Colombia
  
• Region

  Americas
  
• Agreement name

  General Agreement for the Termination of the Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace
• Date

  26 Aug 2012
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

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

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  Colombia V - Santos
• Parties

  1. Government of the Republic of Colombia
  2. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP)
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  A general agreement setting forth conditions for reaching a Final Agreement for the termination of the conflict, including an agenda for scheduled peace negotiations.

• Agreement document

  CO_120826_General Agreement for the Termination of the Conflict.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  AcuerdoGeneralTerminacionConflicto.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

APPENDIX B

GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE CONFLICT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STABLE AND LASTING PEACE

The delegates of the Government of the Republic of Colom- bia (National Government) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP):

As a result of the Exploratory Meeting held in Havana, Cuba, between 23 February 2012 and 26 August 2012, that counted on the participation of the Government of the Republic of Cuba and the Government of Norway as guarantors, and on the support of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as facilitator of logistics and companion:

With the mutual decision to put an end to the conflict as an essential condition for the construction of stable and lasting peace;

Attending the clamour of the people for peace, and recognis- ing that:

construction of peace is a matter for society as a whole that requires the participation of all, without distinction, including other guerrilla forces that we invite to join this effort;

respect of human rights within the entire national territo- ry is a purpose of the State that should be promoted;

economic development with social justice and in harmony with the environment is a guarantee for peace and progress;

social development with equity and well-being that in- cludes big majorities allows growing as a country;

a Colombia in peace will play an active and sovereign role in peace as well as regional and worldwide development;

it is important to broaden democracy as a condition to build solid foundations for peace.

With the government’s and FARC-EP’s full intention to come to an agreement, and the invitation to the entire Co- lombian society, as well as to the organisations of regional integration and the international community to accompany this process;

WE HAVE AGREED:

To initiate direct and uninterrupted talks about the points of the agenda established here that are aimed at reaching a Final Agreement for the termination of the conflict that will contribute to the construction of sta- ble and lasting peace.

To establish a Table of Talks that will be opened pub- licly in Oslo, Norway, within the first two weeks of October 2012 and whose main seat will be Havana, Cuba.

Meetings can take place in other countries.

To guarantee the effectiveness of the process and con- clude the work on the points of the agenda expeditiously and in the shortest time possible, in order to fulfil the expectations of society for a prompt agreement.

In any case, the duration will be subject to periodic evaluations of progress.

To develop the talks with the support of the govern- ments of Cuba and Norway as guarantors and the gov- ernments of Venezuela and Chile as accompaniers.

In accordance with the needs of the process and subject to common agreement, others may be invited.

The following agenda:

1.Integrated agricultural development policy

Integrated agricultural development is crucial to boost regional integration and the equitable social and eco- nomic development of the country.

Access and use of land.

Wastelands/unproduc- tive land.

Formalisation of property.

Agricultur- al frontier and protection of reservation zones.

Development programs with territorial focus.

Infrastructure and land improvement.

Social development:

health, education, housing, eradication of poverty.

Stimulus for agricultural production and for sol- idarity economy and cooperatives.

Technical assistance.

Subsidies.

Credit.

Generation of in- come.

Marketing.

Formalisation of employment.

Food security system.

2.Political participation

Rights and guarantees for exercising political opposition in general and for the new move- ments that emerge after signature of the Final Agreement.

Media access.

Democratic mechanisms for citizen participa- tion, including direct participation, on different levels and on diverse issues.

Effective measures to promote greater partici- pation of all sectors in national, regional and local politics, including the most vulnerable population, under conditions of equality and with security guarantees.

3.End of the conflict

Comprehensive and simultaneous process that implies:

Bilateral and definitive ceasefire and end of hostilities.

Handover of weapons.

Reintegration of FARC- EP into civilian life, economically, socially and politically, in accordance with their interests.

The National Government will coordinate re- vising the situation of persons detained, charged or convicted for belonging to or collaborating with FARC-EP.

In parallel, the National Government will inten- sify the combat to finish off criminal organisa- tions and their support networks, including the fight against corruption and impunity, in par- ticular against any organisation responsible for homicides and massacres or that targets human rights defenders, social movements or political movements.

The National Government will revise and make the reforms and institutional adjustments nec- essary to address the challenges of constructing peace.

Security guarantees.

Under the provisions of Point 5 (Victims) of this agreement, the phenomenon of paramilita- rism, among others, will be clarified.

The signing of the Final Agreement initiates this pro- cess, which must be carried out within a reasonable pe- riod of time agreed by the parties.

4.Solution to the problem of illicit drugs

Illicit-crop substitution programs.

Integral de- velopment plans with participation of communi- ties in the design, execution and evaluation of substitution programs and environmental recov- ery of the areas affected by these crops.

Consumption prevention and public health pro- grams.

Solution to the phenomenon of narcotics pro- duction and commercialisation.

5.Victims

Compensating the victims is at the heart of the agree- ment between the National Government and FARC- EP.

In this respect, the following will be addressed:

Human rights of the victims.

Truth.

6.Implementation, verification and ratification

The signing of the Final Agreement initiates the im- plementation of all of the agreed points.

Mechanisms of implementation and verification:

System of implementation, giving special importance to the regions.

Verification and follow-up commissions.

Mechanisms to settle differences.

These mechanisms will have the capacity and power of execution and will be composed of representatives of the parties and society, de- pending on the case.

International accompaniment.

Schedule.

Budget.

Tools for dissemination and communication.

Mechanism for ratification of the agreements.

The following operating rules:

Up to ten persons per delegation will participate in the sessions of the Table, up to five of whom will be plenipotentiaries who will speak on behalf of their delegation.

Every delegation will be made up of up to 30 representatives.

With the aim of contributing to the development of the process, experts on the agenda issues can be con- sulted, once the corresponding procedure is realised.

To guarantee the transparency of the process, the Table will draw up periodic reports.

A mechanism to jointly inform about the progress of the Table will be established.

The discussions of the Table will not be made public.

An effective dissemination strategy will be imple- mented.

To guarantee the widest possible participation, a mechanism will be established to receive, by phys- ical or electronic means, proposals from citizens and organisations on the points of the agenda.

By mutual agreement and within a given period of time, the Table can make direct consultations and receive proposals on these points, or delegate to a third par- ty the organisation of spaces for participation.

The National Government will guarantee the neces- sary resources for the operation of the Table;

these will be administered in an efficient and transparent manner.

The Table will have the technology necessary to move the process forward.

The talks will begin by discussing the issue of inte- gral agricultural development policy and will con- tinue in the order that the Table agrees.

The talks will be held under the principle that noth- ing is agreed until everything is agreed.

Signed on 26 August 2012, in Havana, Cuba.

Signatures.