The Technical Secretariat

The Technical Secretariat of the International Verification Component has the task of preparing pronouncements and reports for the CSIVI and the Notables or International Verifiers, on the verified or verified compliance with the implementation of all the points of the Final Agreement, as well as on the controversies that arise in the implementation phase and the proposals aimed at their resolution, in order to ensure that the implementation of the Final Agreement serves as a basis for the achievement of the construction of a stable and lasting peace.

In accordance with the Final Agreement (6.3.2), the Commission for Follow-up, Impulse and Verification of the Implementation (CSIVI) of the Final Agreement designated by Joint Communiqué No. 15 of March 23, 2017 as Technical Secretariat of the International Verification Component the Conflict Analysis Resource Center (CERAC) and the Center for Research and Popular Education (CINEP).

The Technical Secretariat is funded by the United Nations Multi-Donor Peace Sustaining Fund.

Entities that make up the Technical Secretariat:

CERAC

Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP)

Institution founded in 1972 by the Society of Jesus. It emerged as a non-profit foundation, with the task of working for the construction of a more just and equitable society, through the promotion of integral and sustainable human development.

Centro de Recursos para el Análisis de Conflictos (CERAC)

Private and independent research center founded in 2005. Specialized in the generation of resources for research on armed violence, the analysis of armed conflicts and the study of their impact on socioeconomic development and people’s well-being.