The UN is asking the De la Espriella government to specify how it will implement the peace agreement

On October 12, the special representative of the United Nations secretary-general for Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, called on the government of Abelardo de la Espriella to concretely detail how it will implement the 2016 peace agreement for Colombia. The appeal comes as the country approaches a decade since the controversial accord was signed with the now-defunct FARC guerrilla movement.

As the milestone anniversary approaches, public and political figures continue to debate the legacy and ongoing challenges of the peace process. Among the discussions, figures such as Humberto de la Calle have defended the agreement's outcomes by questioning whether the nation would be better off with thousands of additional combatants continuing the armed conflict.