S/RES/2673(2023) SC
Security Council resolution 2673 (2023) [on expansion of the mandate of the UN Verification Mission to include monitoring of the implementation of the comprehensive rural reform and ethnic chapters of the Final Peace Agreement]
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| Draft symbol | S/2023/30 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | S/RES/2673(2023) |
| Category | GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS |
| Sponsors (1) | |
| P5 Positions |
Russia
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United States
✓
United Kingdom
✓
China
✓
France
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| UN Document | S/RES/2673(2023) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.9240
Speeches following this vote (18)
The President
I thank Mr. Ruiz Massieu for his briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena.
Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena
I would like to extend my greetings to Vice-President Francia Márquez Mina. She is a symbol, unprecedented in our history, of the country that we are. I also greet our Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Álvaro Leyva, who has been a tireless fighter for peace for decades. To a large extent we are gathered at this meeting today thanks to his talent and perseverance.
I am Armando Wouriyu Valbuena, a…
The President
I thank Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena for his briefing.
I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.
Mr. Rutley
The Government of the United Kingdom remains committed to supporting the consolidation of peace in Colombia through the full implementation of the peace agreement with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. We welcome the Colombian Government’s commitment to implementing the 2016 Agreement as a fundamental part of its work to secure a broad and lasting peace.
We have been pleased to se…
Mr. Costa Filho
It is an honour for me and for my country to take the floor to comment on the implementation of the peace agreement in Colombia. I thank the briefers for their briefings and welcome Vice-President Francia Elena Márquez Mina and Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán to the Security Council today.
First of all, on behalf of my country, I would like to express, as President Lula da Silva has already …
Mrs. Thomas-Greenfield
I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his informative briefing. We appreciate the critical role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace in the country. I thank Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena for the important perspective he brings from the High-level Forum of Ethnic Peoples.
I would like to welcome the Colombian delegation, led by Vice-Presi…
Mr. Biang
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Ghana, Mozambique and my country, Gabon.
The A3 wishes to congratulate the members of the Council for unanimously adopting resolution 2673 (2023), which mandates the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia to monitor the implementation of the comprehensive rural reform an…
Mr. Dai Bing
I welcome Vice-President Francia Márquez Mina of Colombia to this meeting. I thank Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing, and I listened carefully to the statement by Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena.
Over the past year the people of Colombia have made welcome progress in the political dialogue and in nation-building through their united efforts, ushering in a new chapter of peace, dev…
Mrs. Baeriswyl
I welcome the participation of Her Excellency Ms. Francia Márquez Mina, Vice-President of Colombia. Her presence attests to Colombia’s commitment to achieving lasting peace and valued cooperation with the Security Council. It was with deep concern that we learned of the assassination attempt on her life yesterday. We express our sympathy to her and unequivocally condemn all acts of violence. Let …
Mrs. Broadhurst Estival
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Carlos Ruiz Massieu and the representative of the High-level Forum of Ethnic Peoples of Colombia, Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena, for their briefings. I also welcome the Vice-President of Colombia, Ms. Francia Márquez Mina, at this meeting and join my colleagues in condemning in the strongest terms the attempt on her life yesterday.
France welcomes …
Mr. Pérez Loose
I thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, and Mr. Armando Wouriyu Valbuena, of the High-level Forum of Ethnic Peoples of Colombia, for their briefings. I also thank the Secretary-General for his most recent report on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2022/1004). In welcomin…
Mrs. Frazier
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and important work with the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. I would also like to thank Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena for his insightful briefing and to recognize the participation of Vice-President Francia Márquez Mina in a meeting of the Security Council for the first time, as well as the presence here …
Mr. Hoxha
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his efforts and the update on the developments in the country. I also thank Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena for his important insights. We welcome the presence of Vice-President Francia Márquez Mina and Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán, important actors…
Mrs. Alhefeiti
At the outset, I thank Mr. Ruiz Massieu for his valuable briefing and for his tireless efforts towards supporting the goals of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, namely, establishing peace in the country. I welcome the participation of Her Excellency Ms. Francia Márquez Mina, Vice-President of Colombia, and join other Council members in condemning the recent attempts to endanger…
Mr. Nebenzia
We welcome Colombia’s Vice-President Francia Márquez Mina and Minister for Foreign Affairs Álvaro Leyva Durán to today’s meeting. We thank the Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing on the situation in the country and for his assessment. We also thank Mr. Armando Wouriyu Valbuena.
At the request of the Colombian authorities, the Securit…
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Japan.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Ruiz Massieu for his detailed briefing and insights. I also thank Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena for his inspiring testimony, based on his own experience. I extend a particularly warm welcome to Vice-President Francia Márquez Mina and Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán and …
Ms. Márquez Mina
I would like to start by thanking the Security Council, its permanent and elected members and the international community for their constant and resolute work in support of the initiatives and actions that the Colombian State has undertaken in the area of peace and security, which is clearly reflected in the voting on resolution 2673 (2023), whose adoption we just witnessed. This unanimous vote d…
The President
There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers.
I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject.
Draft resolution text UNBench dataset (Liang et al.) ↗
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its full commitment to the peace process in the Republic of Colombia,
Recalling all its resolutions and Presidential and press statements regarding the peace process in Colombia,
Recalling in particular its resolution 2655 (2022) which renewed the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 October 2023,
Taking note of the 17 October letter from the Foreign Minister of Colombia (S/2022/787) which requested the Council to consider tasking the Verification Mission to monitor the implementation of section 1 on comprehensive rural reform and section 6.2 on the Ethnic Chapter of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace (the Final Agreement) as a shared request of the Government of Colombia and the former FARC-EP,
Having considered the recommendations and proposals of the Secretary-General regarding the additional tasks as set out in his letter of 9 December 2022 (S/2022/940),
1. Decides that the Verification Mission shall monitor the implementation of section 1 and section 6.2 of the Final Agreement as set out in the Secretary-General’s letter (S/2022/940) in addition to the provisions of the Verification Mission’s existing mandate as set out in resolution 2655 (2022);
2. Expresses its willingness to continue working with the Government of Colombia on the mandate of the Verification Mission on the basis of agreement between the parties.
Full text of resolution
United Nations S/RES/2673 (2023)
Security Council Distr.: General
11 January 2023
Resolution 2673 (2023)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 9240th meeting, on
11 January 2023
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its full commitment to the peace process in the Republic of
Colombia,
Recalling all its resolutions and Presidential and press statements regarding the
peace process in Colombia,
Recalling in particular its resolution 2655 (2022) which renewed the mandate of
the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 October 2023,
Taking note of the 17 October letter from the Foreign Minister of Colombia
(S/2022/787) which requested the Council to consider tasking the Verification
Mission to monitor the implementation of section 1 on comprehensive rural reform
and section 6.2 on the Ethnic Chapter of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict
and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace (the Final Agreement) as a shared request of
the Government of Colombia and the former FARC-EP,
Having considered the recommendations and proposals of the Secretary-General
regarding the additional tasks as set out in his letter of 9 December 2022 (S/2022/940),
1. Decides that the Verification Mission shall monitor the implementation of
section 1 and section 6.2 of the Final Agreement as set out in the Secretary -General’s
letter (S/2022/940) in addition to the provisions of the Verification Mission’s existing
mandate as set out in resolution 2655 (2022);
2. Expresses its willingness to continue working with the Government of
Colombia on the mandate of the Verification Mission on the basis of agreement
between the parties.
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