Colombia: Peace process update - Security Council Briefing | United Nations

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMIC) Carlos Ruiz Massieu told the Council that after the signing of Peace Agreement in Colombia in 2016, “there was a brief absence of violence in the territories,” but added that “in the absence of a determined effort by the State to fill the gaps that remained after the abandonment of arms by the former FARC, the gradual expansion of other armed groups began.”
As a result, Ruiz Massieu said, “there are complex conflict dynamics in several areas that affect the daily lives of communities, especially indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities.”
The Special Representative told the Council that “insecurity is clearly the main obstacle to reintegration and the success of the Peace Agreement.”
He said 421 signatories have been killed since it was signed.
The UN envoy recalled the courage demonstrated by thousands of former fighters who laid down their arms, as well as the Government’s important work in supporting ex-combatants and their families.