UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, visiting Colombia on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the peace agreement with the FARC, met with former guerrilla fighters on Tuesday, praising their desire for reintegration, while by worrying about the actions of
“enemies of peace”.
Accompanied by President Ivan Duque, Antonio Guterres visited the municipality of Dabeiba,
“to see firsthand the achievements of peace”.
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He visited a
“reintegration” site
in Llano Grande, where former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) live with their families, who have been trying, since the 2016 agreement, to reintegrate into civilian life with their families. small economic projects.
“Every day, they renew their commitment to build a country at peace. They know better than anyone that peace cannot be built overnight. It takes effort, tenacity, to build and preserve, ”
praised Antonio Guterres. Wednesday November 24 will mark in Colombia the fifth anniversary of the agreement between the government and the Marxist guerrillas that ended nearly six decades of internal war.
About 13,000 guerrillas have since laid down their arms to reintegrate into civilian life. Violence continues, however, in several regions of the country, where FARC dissidents have taken up arms again, and where other armed groups and drug traffickers are rife. The 2016 agreement also remains disputed, and nearly 300 ex-FARC have been assassinated since 2016. Antonio Guterres was accompanied on Tuesday by several ex-guerrilla leaders, including their former commander, Rodrigo Londoño, who saw as an
“encouragement”
the presence by their side of President Duque during this visit.
Despite
"many obstacles (...), despite the fact that we have had nearly 300 signatories killed, we remain committed on the path taken five years ago"
and
"we will respect the promises made to Colombia and the world. ”
, Assured Rodrigo Londoño, also known by his former war name of“ Tymoshenko ”. Antonio Guterres deplored
“the enemies of peace”
and called for
“guaranteeing the safety of ex-combatants, social leaders and human rights defenders”. "We must redouble our efforts to ensure the sustainability of (reintegration) projects, with technical and financial support, land and housing"
, claimed the boss of the UN, while the international community is the main support of the process.
The 2016 agreement
"has a transformative vocation to tackle the root causes of the conflict, its implementation and success in the territories are therefore crucial"
, he stressed.
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