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The Secretary-General congratulated the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army for the agreements they announced in Cuba on a six-month bilateral national cease-fire and on a mechanism to define the participation of Colombian society in the peace process, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said, “I am confident that, with the commitment of the parties, 2023 can bring decisive progress to deliver much-needed security and development opportunities for communities in conflict-affected regions.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, told the Security Council that Colombia “is experiencing a period of renewed expectation as a result of the bold, total peace approach advanced by President Gustavo Petro.” UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council, the Special Representative for the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said that while there are reasons for encouragement, “violence continues against communities, leaders and former combatants” and called for their security to be guaranteed through the Peace Agreement. UNIFEED

The President of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, told the Security Council on Tuesday that his country “wants to continue its transition to a peace with legality.” UNIFEED

The Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC), Carlos Ruiz Massieu told Member States that it is important to carry forward the momentum provided by the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Peace Agreement in order to consolidate peace. UNIFEED

The Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said, "Preserving what has been achieved, making headway on the outstanding tasks, and overcoming the challenges of implementation will hinge to a great extent on the parties' ability to implement each and every element" of the peace agreement. UNIFEED

Five years after the signing of the Peace Accord, the Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu said, “we are confident that in the 10 years that we have left, at least in the initial landscape, we can get a success story at the end of the day.” UNIFEED

Colombian Foreign Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez De Rincón said it was “important to have clarity about what happened” in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and “why there are some former members of the Colombian Armed Forces” involved in the operation. UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, told the Security Council that “there have been historic and undeniable achievements” in the implementation of the Colombia Peace Agreement, “but enormous challenges still remain.” UNIFEED