Colombia - Security Council, 10095th meeting

Colombia must protect former combatants and speed rural reform as peace agreement reaches 10 years, Special Representative tells Security Council.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:26:27
• Production Date: 23 January 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MIROSLAV JENCA
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS VERIFICATION MISSION IN COLOMBIA - UNVMC
• Subject Topical: OBSERVER MISSIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY; REFORMS; REINTEGRATION; MILITARY ACTIVITY; ARMED GROUPS; PEACE AGREEMENTS; CONFLICT
• Geographic Subject: COLOMBIA
• MAMS Id: 3527937
• Parent Id: 3527358
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10095 COLOMBIA 23 JAN 2026 AM

Description

As the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia reaches the tenth year of its 15-year timeline, the Head of the UN Mission in that country called on its Government to continue to protect former combatants who have laid down arms, accelerate rural land reform and prepare for milestone elections in 2026.

“I was struck not only by the immense challenges facing communities in conflict-affected regions but also by their resilience and determination to achieve a better future,” Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, told the Security Council. He was recalling visits to various departments in Colombia, from Caquetá to Norte de Santander, and meetings with “Governors and Mayors, peace signatories, women’s leaders and representatives of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities, church officials, private sector leaders and State officials”.

• Briefer: Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia
• Statement: His Excellency Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, Vice-Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Colombia
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Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

S/2025/849

S/2016/53

S/PV.10095