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STORY: UN / COLOMBIA
TRT: 05:13
SOURCE: UNIFEED / UNVMC
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
22 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, Gyana Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett addressing Council
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Guyana:
“The objective of the visit was to demonstrate the Council's full commitment to peace in Colombia, particularly its support for the implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement and the temporary ceasefire agreement signed between the government and the ELN, and to assess the progress, challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of the agreements.”
5. Wide shot, Council
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Guyana:
“In the meeting with His Excellency President Gustavo Petro, Council members were informed of the challenges, experience, and implementation of the Peace Agreement, despite the strong political will and commitment. In this regard, the President expressed concerns about the large number of former combatants that have been killed, those still in prison, and the pending amnesty requests still to be addressed. He said the non-compliance with the 2016 agreement, including the absence of the State, could see these territory's return to conflict.”
7. Med shot, UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward addressing Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Kingdom:
“In our meeting with the signatories to the Peace Agreement in Agua Bonita. We welcomed their unwavering commitment to peace. And also, we met them in Bogota. The signatories called on the government to accelerate the implementation of the agreement, including by appointing an entity at the highest level to coordinate efforts. The Council shared concerns about former combatants’ insecurity, and the 418 former combatants killed since the signing of the agreement. We encouraged the Government to accelerate efforts to develop rapid protection plans.”
9. Med shot, Swiss Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl addressing Council
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Switzerland:
“Upon its return, the Council met with women's organizations to discuss the Agenda for Women Peace and Security 1325 and Colombia's first National Action Plan. The representatives described the risks that they and their children are facing, and the challenges of protecting human rights on a daily basis. They stressed that there should be no amnesty for sexual violence, and that the prohibition of sexual violence as well as of child recruitment should be minimum requirements in the current peace talks.”
11. Wide shot, Council
FILE - UNVMC - 07 FEBRUARY 2024, BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
12. Wide shot, members of the Security Council upon their arrival in Bogotá
FILE - UNVMC - 08 FEBRUARY 2024, BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
13. Med shot, Rodrigues Birkett and SRSG Carlos Ruiz Massieu in meeting at the Presidency of Colombia, Gustavo Petro
14. Wide shot, Council members at a press conference with the President of Colombia
15. Wide shot, Colombia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elizabeth Taylor Jay, in conversation with Woodward
16. Med shot, Council members at meeting with SJP (Special Jurisdiction for Peace)
17. Wide shot, President Roberto Vidal of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in meeting with the Security Council
18. Wide shot, Ruiz Massieu and Security Council representatives arriving at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19. Wide shot, meeting of representatives of the Security Council at the Colombian Presidency
20. Wide shot, official photo of the representatives of the Security Council, Ruiz Massieu and Petro
FILE - UNVMC - 09 FEBRUARY 2024, FLORENCIA, CAQUETÁ, COLOMBIA
21. Aerial shot, view from the plane the transfer of the Security Council from Bogotá to Florencia, Caquetá
22. Aerial shot, view from the plane of the landing of the Security Council from in Florencia
23. Travelling shot, view from the motorcade transporting the Security Council to the former Territorial Training and Reincorporation Area - TATR of Agua Bonita
24. Wide shot, Security Council tour in former TATR
25. Wide shot, Security Council in former TATR
26. Wide shot, official photo of the representatives of the Security Council, Ruiz Massieu, and members of the former TATR
27. Wide shot, Security Council in TATR
28. Wide shot, Republic of Korea's representative to the Security Council, Sangjim Kim, signs banner saying " Stand for peace" in Spanish
FILE - UNVMC - 09 FEBRUARY 2024, BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
29. Wide shot, harmonization for the meeting of women's organizations with the Security Council
10 FEBRUARY 2024, BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA
30. Wide shot, arrival of the Security Council to Buenaventura
31. Wide shot, indigenous harmonization for meeting of ethnic communities with the Security Council
32. Wide shot, Ruiz Massieu with the opening speech at the meeting with ethnic communities
33. Med shot, Afro Youth representative in meeting with the Security Council
34. Wide shot, Mercedes Segura, representative of women victims of sexual violence in the conflict, gave orange scarves, emblem of the fight against this scourge, to Rodrigues Birkett, Woodward and Baeriswyl
35. Wide shot, women victims of the conflict pay tribute to those who died in the conflict
Following an official visit of the Security Council to Colombia, Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, today (22 Feb) said the objective of the visit was to demonstrate the Council's “full commitment to peace” in the country, “particularly its support for the implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement and the temporary ceasefire agreement signed between the government and the ELN.”
In her briefing to the Council, the Guyanese Ambassador said, “in the meeting with His Excellency President Gustavo Petro, Council members were informed of the challenges, experience and implementation of the Peace Agreement, despite the strong political will and commitment.”
In this regard, she said, “the President expressed concerns about the large number of former combatants that have been killed, those still in prison, and the pending amnesty requests still to be addressed,” and warned that “non-compliance with the 2016 agreement, including the absence of the State, could see these territory's return to conflict.”
The representative of the United Kingdom, Barbara Woodward noted that in their meeting with signatories to the Peace Agreement in Agua Bonita, they had “called on the government to accelerate the implementation of the agreement, including by appointing an entity at the highest level to coordinate efforts.”
The Council, she said, “shared concerns about former combatants’ insecurity, and the 418 former combatants killed since the signing of the agreement” and encouraged the Government “to accelerate efforts to develop rapid protection plans.”
Swiss Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl for her part said the Council had met with women's organizations “to discuss the Agenda for Women Peace and Security 1325 and Colombia's first National Action Plan.”
She said, “the representatives described the risks that they and their children are facing, and the challenges of protecting human rights on a daily basis. They stressed that there should be no amnesty for sexual violence, and that the prohibition of sexual violence as well as of child recruitment should be minimum requirements in the current peace talks.”
During the Councils visit to Colombia, from 7 to 10 February, Council members listened to the voices of a diverse range of stakeholders involved in peacebuilding in Colombia, including State institutions, peace signatories and various sectors of civil society.
To gain first-hand insight into the progress, challenges, and opportunities of the reintegration of former combatants, the Security Council visited Agua Bonita, a former Territorial Training and Reincorporation Area (TATR) in Caquetá.
Given the priority that the implementation of the Ethnic Chapter holds to advocates for the Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations, particularly affected by the armed conflict, the Council met with ethnic authorities and leaders during its visit to Buenaventura, in the department of Valle del Cauca.
They discussed their vital role in peacebuilding, as well as the challenges they encounter in their efforts. Additionally, they engaged with groups of victims and youth committed to peacebuilding.