Supporting peace in Colombia

Context

In 2004, Colombia asked the Organization of American States (OAS) to support it in monitoring and implementing peace in the country. To this end, the OAS created The Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP).

Initially, this international mission was monitoring the implementation of peace laws and demobilisation efforts. Since 2010, the mission has also helped implement the Law of Victims and the Restitution of Lands, and, since 2016, the peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). In 2023, the Colombian Government requested additional support to help monitor and implement the new peace negotiations with the guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional) and other armed actors.

Objective

MAPP/OAS has more financial resources to work for victim protection. It also makes an important contribution towards ensuring that violent conflicts are addressed, and that the peace agreement is monitored and implemented regionally.

Approach

To facilitate the work of MAPP/OAS, the international community contributes resources to a fund.

In the current phase, the project is focusing on:

• Improving security, for example through the presence of MAPP/OAS in certain regions
• Expanding participation, dialogue and social mobilisation of all stakeholders
• Generating strategies to secure peace
• Enabling victims to gain access to the truth and raising awareness
• Promoting justice and restitution

Last update: February 2025