The internal armed conflict in Colombia has been going on for decades, and numerous failed peace negotiations have occurred. Constant tensions between guerilla groups and the Government have left behind thousands of people killed, hundred thousand internally displaced, and the rural population suffering. Finally, in 2016 was, FARC and the Colombian Government under President Santos’s regime able to negotiate and agree on a joint peace agreement. FARC, at that time, was Colombia’s largest and most violent armed guerilla group. The peace agreement was set to be implemented after the mutual signature by FARC and the Government. The parties involved asked the UN and UN security council to act as a mechanism for verifying the implementation process. One of the conditions in the Final Agreement was that the UN-SC would establish a verification mission in Colombia. The verification mission was established to facilitate the disarmament of former FARC soldiers and ensure the FARC's reintegration into civilian: economic, social, and political life. In addition, to ensure fairness towards the former soldiers and victims of the violence. The conditions of a verification mission were agreed upon between FARC and the Colombian Government, and the parties wished that the SC would act as an intermediary. The goals were to ensure that the implementation of the peace agreement was on the right track. The SC arranges four meetings annually in the council and is responsible for renewing and possibly expanding the verification missions mandate. Furthermore, the council has become an arena for discussing developments for implementing the peace agreement. This paper will argue that the verification mission and the UN-SC supervision of the implementation have been a success.
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