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Colombia at a Critical Juncture for Peace

Colombia at a Critical Juncture for Peace

Date: Friday, May 3, 2019 / Time: 9:00am - 11:00am 

Following a December visit from Colombia’s Senate Peace Commission, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Woodrow Wilson Center hosted a public conversation with five prominent members of the country’s House of Representatives Peace Commission. The ad hoc legislative bodies provide unique fora to foster political consensus around peace. 

Peace Processes

Addressing Sexual Violence Through Peace Processes

Addressing Sexual Violence Through Peace Processes

Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 / Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm 

A recent survey on the prevalence of sexual violence against women in the armed conflict in Colombia, supported by Oxfam, provides quantitative information for the period 2010-2015. An analysis of its findings is crucial to understand how to address the problem in the context of transitional justice as part of a peace process. The event will discuss the survey, inclusion of provisions addressing sexual violence in the Colombian government-FARC peace agreement, and the challenges of implementation as a new government is about to take office in Colombia.

Justice, Security & Rule of LawGenderPeace Processes

Can Inclusive Peace Processes Work?

Can Inclusive Peace Processes Work?

Date: Friday, May 18, 2018 / Time: 10:00am - 11:30am 

Too often, peace processes only include dueling parties—leaving women; religious, indigenous, and ethnic groups; youth; and survivors of violence excluded from critical discussions that shape the future landscape of a country. Yet, sidelining their voices often results in a resurgence of conflict and fails to achieve comprehensive or sustainable peace.

Peace ProcessesReconciliation

Colombia Peace Forum: Elections & Peace Processes in Colombia

Colombia Peace Forum: Elections & Peace Processes in Colombia

Date: Monday, April 16, 2018 / Time: 9:30am - 11:30am 

With the composition of Colombia’s next Congress set, jockeying and coalition-building among the main candidates is fully underway ahead of the May 27 presidential polls. The outcome will have important implications for the precarious implementation of the 2016 FARC peace accord, which has yet to tackle key political and agrarian reforms, and the next president will also have to chart a way forward for the dialogues with the ELN as talks in Quito race against the clock to design a new indefinite bilateral ceasefire and cement the parameters for public participation in future negotiations.

Global Elections & ConflictPeace Processes

Colombian Human Rights Defenders Navigate Post-Accord Challenges

Colombian Human Rights Defenders Navigate Post-Accord Challenges

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm 

The government’s peace accord with the former FARC rebels presents a historic opportunity to work towards the construction of a democratic Colombia that addresses the wrongs of the past and charts a new course toward equality, justice, and prosperity. At the heart of this process are human rights defenders and civil society organizations, who play a vital role in addressing the underlying economic and social root causes of violence and holding stakeholders accountable to the commitments of the accords.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionFragility & ResiliencePeace Processes

Colombia’s Recovery from War: Victims’ Rights and Returning Fighters

Colombia’s Recovery from War: Victims’ Rights and Returning Fighters

Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 / Time: 9:00am - 11:30am 

Reparations for victims and reintegration of combatants are key provisions of Colombian law and of the year-old peace agreement that ended a half century of war between the government and the country’s largest rebel group. The effect of the conflict and how the government is fulfilling its commitments was the focus of a discussion on October 31st at the U.S. Institute of Peace, co-hosted with the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Latin American Program.

Peace ProcessesMediation, Negotiation & DialogueReconciliation

Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves

Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves

Date: Monday, October 2, 2017 / Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm 

New research highlights how communities use cohesion and social structures to non-violently influence armed groups—a capacity that governments and institutions often fail to recognize. On October 2, USIP convened a discussion on such community self-protection, and how policymaking might better support it in conflict zones such as in Syria or Afghanistan.

Nonviolent ActionFragility & ResilienceMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue