The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) and Fundación Acordemos, with the support of the Folke Bernadotte Academy, convened a workshop in Cairo in November 2024 with practitioners from different countries to exchange innovative practices and lessons learned on monitoring and verification mechanisms, with the aim of contributing to the design of effective verification mechanisms in current and future negotiations of ceasefires and peace agreements. This policy brief presents the main conclusions of the workshop!
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Fundación Acordemos and the Confluence of leaders participated in the Reconciliation Laboratory of Nariño organized by Fundación Reconectando. The objective was to identify key processes to add to the network, to make pedagogy of the Peace Agreement and contribute to the strengthening of women's leadership in this territory.

Confluence leaders from Arauca, Putumayo, Caquetá, Meta, Cauca and Guaviare participated in a space for exchange and training on the problems of deforestation, security and community capacities, as part of the work agenda of Acordemos with the School of Government of the Universidad de los Andes.

On November 28th , the public launch of Fundación Acordemos took place in Bogotá, in which the team had the opportunity to share with allies, collaborators and other guests the road travelled and the strategic bets of the organization.

Fundación Acordemos participated in several dialogue spaces that took place in (i) Valledupar, co-organizing with the Governor's Office of Cesar the discussion entitled “Implementation and Appropriation: roles of regional actors in the Peace Agreement” and (ii) Fonseca, in connection with the Coffee Festival where community leaders, local authorities, peace signatories and companies met to discuss issues of peace, reconciliation and community development.

As part of a joint project with Fundación Ideas para la Paz, the first exchange for strengthening community oversight processes in southern Tolima was held in Chaparral (Tolima), with the participation of 20 leaders from the municipalities of Ataco, Chaparral, Rioblanco and Planadas.

Between July 15 and 18, 2024 Fundación Acordemos, in coordination with InterMediate, developed a training workshop with a delegation from the government of Nigeria and Borno State, who visited Colombia to learn about the peace process between the Colombian government and the FARC (2010-2018) and the implementation of the peace agreement.

The Confluence team conducted a peace agreement pedagogy workshop with women from the National Association of Peasant Users (ANUC for its Spanish acronym) coming from Risaralda and Quindío.

The Acordemos team led workshops in the cities of Bangkok and Pattaya to deepen the exchange of lessons learned with Thai government officials and negotiators from the experience of the negotiation with FARC-EP (2010-2016).

Fundación Acordemos participated as co-organizer together with CCCPA (The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding) and the support of the Folke Bernadotte Academy in the workshop “The importance of Verification: strengthening verification mechanisms in peace processes” that will take place on November 8 and 9 in the city of Cairo.