The International Office for Human Rights Action on Colombia

Day: 27 April 2026

UN Verification Mission highlights progress and persistent challenges in the implementation of Colombia’s Peace Agreement

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The latest Report of the UN Secretary-General on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia examines the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement between 27 December 2025 and 26 March 2026, against the backdrop of legislative elections and preparations for the presidential elections.

The report notes uneven progress in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. It highlights advances in comprehensive rural reform, particularly in land distribution and formalisation, as well as progress in reintegration, with more than 11,000 former combatants implementing their individual reintegration plans. However, efforts to transform conflict-affected areas and expand the comprehensive presence of the State continue to take longer to produce results.

The security situation remains a major concern. Violence and disputes between armed groups continue to severely affect communities across several regions. Between late December and 20 March, 8,404 people were affected by mass forced displacement and another 23,039 were confined. The Mission also verified the killing of four former combatants during the reporting period, bringing the total number of former combatants killed since the signing of the Peace Agreement to 491.

As Colombia enters a new political cycle, the Secretary-General stresses that the Peace Agreement remains a fundamental roadmap for addressing the structural causes of the conflict, reducing inequalities, strengthening State presence and guaranteeing victims’ rights. He calls for deeper implementation of the Agreement and for safeguarding the progress achieved, particularly in territories where violence and the presence of armed groups persist.

Our solidarity is universal.

We are deeply concerned about all victims of armed conflict, repression and violence around the world — from Sudan to Syria, including the persecution of the Rohingya and so many other crises that often receive less international attention than they deserve. Each of these situations calls for solidarity, remembrance, justice and action.

However, we have decided to specifically highlight the message ‘Stop Genocide in Palestine’ because what is happening in Palestine represents not only a human tragedy of enormous magnitude, but also a direct challenge to the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law and to the rules-based international system itself. The indifference and complicity of much of the international community in the face of the apartheid regime imposed by the Israeli government on the Palestinian people represent one of the greatest moral and political contradictions of our time.

The persistent violation of essential norms — such as the protection of the civilian population, the prohibition of collective punishment and respect for proportionality in the use of force — not only has devastating consequences for the Palestinian population, but also erodes the global mechanisms designed to limit the power of states and prevent abuses.

When these rules are repeatedly breached without any effective consequences, the framework that protects all populations in conflict situations, anywhere in the world, is weakened. Therefore, speaking out in this case does not mean ignoring other forms of suffering, but rather emphasising the urgency of defending an international order which, if it collapses, leaves everyone in a more vulnerable position.

Drawing attention to this situation is, therefore, an act consistent with the universal values we uphold: the protection of life, human dignity and respect for international law, without exception.

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