               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2487 (2019)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                12 September 2019




               Resolution 2487 (2019)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8616th meeting, on
               12 September 2019

                    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 opportunity to visit Colombia from 11 to 14 July 2019 and to
               meet with the parties and other actors,
                     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 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 12 July 2019 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 2020, the mandate of the Verification
               Mission and reporting requirements in accordance with its resolutions 2366 (2017),
               2377 (2017), and 2435 (2018), 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.




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