               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/2545 (2020)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 25 September 2020




               Resolution 2545 (2020)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8760th meeting, on
               25 September 2020

                    The Security Council,
                   Reaffirming its full commitment to the peace process in the Republic of
               Colombia,
                    Recalling all its resolutions and statements of its President regarding the peace
               process in Colombia,
                     Welcoming the progress made towards peace across Colombia since the adoption
               of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting
               Peace (the Final Agreement) and urging the parties, with the support of relevant state
               institutions and security forces, as well as civil society, to work together to sustain
               progress and address challenges, in particular the continued violence in conflict -
               affected areas, through comprehensive implementation of the Final Agreement,
                     Recalling in particular its resolution 2366 (2017) which established the United
               Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (the Verification Mission) to verify
               implementation by the Government of Colombia and Revolutionary Armed Forces of
               Colombia (FARC-EP) of sections 3.2 and 3.4 of the Final Agreement as called for in
               section 6.3.3 of the Final Agreement, and recalling the positive role played by the
               Verification Mission in that regard,
                    Acknowledging the letter dated 1 September 2020 from the President of
               Colombia requesting an extension of the mandate of the Verification Mission as
               agreed by the Government of Colombia and the People’s Alternative Revolutionary
               Force (FARC),
                    1.    Decides to extend, to 25 September 2021, the mandate of the Verification
               Mission and reporting requirements in accordance with its resolutions 2366 (2017),
               2377 (2017), 2435 (2018), and 2487 (2019), headed by a Special Representative of
               the Secretary-General of the United Nations;
                     2.   Expresses its willingness to work with the Government of Colombia to
               further extend the mandate of the Verification Mission on the basis of agreement
               between the parties;
                     3.    Recalls that the Final Agreement envisages a role for the Verification
               Mission in verifying compliance with the sentences of the Special Jurisdiction for
               Peace, and expresses its readiness to consider, in a timely manner, the addition of this
               task to the mandate of the Verification Mission, based on the outcome of the ongoing
               consultation process coordinated by the Government of Colombia.




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