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A decade since the Colombian Peace Agreement
In the current context of increasing militarisation and global tensions, peace, human rights, women's rights and social justice are under attack; we need a feminist agenda to defend negotiated conflict transformation and to promote women's leading role in peacebuilding.
In 2026, Colombia will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Peace Agreement signed between the State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) guerrilla movement. This historic agreement, following more than five decades of armed conflict, has brought about undeniable progress, but has also faced limitations in its implementation. The peace agreement is internationally recognised as one of the most gender-inclusive, with more than
130 gender provisions, representing a significant
achievement for the feminist women's movement and the demands for a negotiated end to the conflict. Although the inclusion of women in the peace agreement was the result of the feminist movement's efforts to secure their inclusion, it was supported by the UN's Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, established in Resolution 1325.
Drawing on Colombia's experience, the event will explore a wide range of experiences of women scholars and activists working towards peacebuilding and the pursuit of justice. Continuing international support for this and other peace processes led by women sends a global message about the need to resolve violent conflicts through diplomatic means rather than war and about the leading role women play in building peace transnationally.
The event aims to create a space for dialogue, reflection and connection amongst Early Career Researchers (ECRs), practitioners and civil society who are interested in the Colombian peace process, whilst exchanging perspectives and insights drawn from other experiences, such as those in Northern Ireland.
Co-organised by UCD Centre for Human Rights, COST Action “Peace Community Europe”, INCORE, and the University of Galway
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