Acuerdo 4 Garantías de Seguridad para los Diálogos de Paz

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Country/entity: Colombia
Region: Americas
Agreement name: Acuerdo 4 Garantías de Seguridad para los Diálogos de Paz
Date: 12 Feb 2025
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Colombian Conflict (1964 - )
The Colombian conflict is really a set of conflicts and the peace agreements reflect both different processes relating to different conflict groups and dyads, and processes taking place at different times in a complex peace process history. The Colombian civil war has its roots in the late 1940s and the violent infighting between liberal and the conservative factions. Emerging from the liberal tradition with a thorough grounding in nationalist communist ideology, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC) began its armed insurrection against the Colombian government in 1964. Other left-wing guerrillas emerged as well, most notably the socialist/populist M-19, which would later be integrated into the formal political system in the peace process of 1990s; the National Liberation Army (ELN), which has strong roots in liberation theology, and the Maoist Ejército Popular de Liberación (EPL) (also part of the 1990 process, less successfully). Several stages of peace processes were undertaken by the various sides, which were further complicated by the emergence of right-wing paramilitary ‘self-defence’ forces. The peace agreement between the Colombian government under President Uribe and the main alliance of the paramilitary groups, the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC), concluded in 2005 and is still heavily disputed as several remnants are still active, but now subsumed under the heading ‘Bacrim’ (Bandas criminales). In addition, FARC and ELN maintain a military presence, but both demonstrate a strong interest in completing successful peace negotiations with the government, with the most recent agreements being between FARC and the Government.
Stage: Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Colombia VII - Petro Peace Dialogues with the Coordinadora Nacional Ejército Bolivariano (CNEB)
Parties: Delegation of the National Government

National Coordinator-EB
Third parties: -
Description: This agreement between the Colombian government and the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army (CNEB) establishes the creation of a technical sub-committee, which will be composed of members of both parties, in order to adopt necessary protocols regarding ceasefire provisions.

Agreement document: CO-250212_Acuerdo 4 Garantías de Seguridad para los Diálogos de Paz_EN (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language): CO_250212_Acuerdo 4 Garantías de Seguridad para los Diálogos de Paz (opens in new tab)| Download PDF
Agreement document (related): CO_250212_Declaración Conjunta CNEB Sesión 3 (opens in new tab)| Download PDF
Source of document: https://www.consejeriacomisionadadepaz.gov.co/Dialogos_con_la-Coordinadora-Nacional-Ejercito-Bolivariano/Documents/12022025DeclaracionConjunta.pdf

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 communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
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 Guarantees: In order to adopt the necessary conditions to promote security and trust between the delegation of the National Government and the CNEB, a technical subcommittee shall be formed with the following characteristics:
Ceasefire: Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments
1. Purpose:
The Technical Subcommittee aims to draft the necessary documents for the planning, design, and implementation of a bilateral, temporary, and local/territorial ceasefire, with a view to ending the conflict and creating the conditions for the transition to civilian life for the members of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: Security sector→DDR→DDR programmes
1. Purpose:
The Technical Subcommittee aims to draft the necessary documents for the planning, design, and implementation of a bilateral, temporary, and local/territorial ceasefire, with a view to ending the conflict and creating the conditions for the transition to civilian life for the members of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: In order to adopt the necessary conditions to promote security and trust between the delegation of the National Government and the CNEB, a technical subcommittee shall be formed with the following characteristics:
1. Purpose:
The Technical Subcommittee aims to draft the necessary documents for the planning, design, and implementation of a bilateral, temporary, and local/territorial ceasefire, with a view to ending the conflict and creating the conditions for the transition to civilian life for the members of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army.
2. Composition
...
b) From the National Coordinator-EB:
Walter Mendoza Chief Negotiator, Jairo Marín representative member.
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: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.

AGREEMENT NO.

SECURITY GUARANTEES FOR THE PEACE DIALOGUES BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE BOLIVARIAN ARMY (CNEB)

In order to adopt the necessary conditions to promote security and trust between the delegation of the National Government and the CNEB, a technical subcommittee shall be formed with the following characteristics:

1. Purpose:

The Technical Subcommittee aims to draft the necessary documents for the planning, design, and implementation of a bilateral, temporary, and local/territorial ceasefire, with a view to ending the conflict and creating the conditions for the transition to civilian life for the members of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army.

2. Composition

The Technical Subcommittee will be composed of:

a) From the delegation of the National Government:

Armando Novoa, Chief Negotiator

One member of the delegation

One delegate from the Ministry of Defence

Military observer

Political observer

One accompanying person to the military and political observers

b) From the National Coordinator-EB:

Walter Mendoza Chief Negotiator, Jairo Marín representative member.

Advisors:

Omar Diaz, Henry Acosta

Rapporteur:

María Isabel León

c) Delegations may invite other actors with technical expertise related to the development of the protocols.

3. Scope

The Technical Subcommittee will be responsible for drafting the following protocols:

a) Agreement on a Bilateral, Temporary and Local Ceasefire, as part of a Definitive Bilateral Ceasefire.

b) Protocol on Prohibited Acts.

c) Protocol on the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism.

d) Protocol on Evaluation, Extension, and Suspension.

e) Protocol on Security and Protection of the Mechanism.

f) Protocol on Communications for the Prevention of Incidents.

g) Protocol on Education.

h) Other protocols necessary for the design and implementation of the Bilateral, Temporary and Local Ceasefire.