Organization of American States Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia

Since 2005 Canada has been supporting the Organization of American States’ Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS). Canada aims to continue this funding to the MAPP/OAS as it supports and monitors the Government of Colombia’s development of tools and institutional frameworks for reintegration transitional justice and reparation for victims reconciliation and land restitution and ensuring the credibility impartiality and effectiveness of these processes. The MAPP has unparalleled access to actors on all sides of the conflict and field presence in conflict-affected areas. In some remote regions of Colombia the MAPP is the only entity not perceived by the local population as linked to one or the other side of the conflict. Thus it plays a crucial bridging messenger and liaising role at the local level among communities government officials local organizations demobilized individuals and victims of the conflict. The MAPP also promotes social reconciliation and public outreach on human rights prevention of recruitment into armed groups humanitarian law and peacebuilding.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased effectiveness of the Government of Colombia’s reparation process policies with a special focus on prioritized cases including women; (2) increased effectiveness of Government of Colombia’s implementation of the Transitional Justice Process including increased access to women; and (3) increased effectiveness of the Government of Colombia’s decision-making process especially where communities have been affected by armed and social conflict.