In 2016, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) guerrilla movement and the Government of Colombia signed the "Final Agreement to End the Conflict and Build a Sustainable and Lasting Peace" aiming to comprehensively address the causes and effects of the armed confrontation that lasted for more than five decades. This entry briefly contextualizes the Final Agreement's negotiations and approval process and describes its unique characteristics, such as the territorial approach, gender and ethnic intersectionality, and structural interdependency. It also provides a summary of the six chapters structuring the agreement text, which include comprehensive rural reform, political participation, end of the armed conflict, illicit drugs, transitional justice for victims, and implementation monitoring and verification. The final section provides an assessment of the first years of implementation.
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