Round table meeting: Business World for Social Peace Berghof – PODEM Round table meeting: Business World for Social Peace Berghof – PODEM. Urfa Sergio Triana 09.07.15 PRINCIPLE: Multi sector shared-responsability strategy Source: Lina Morena & ACR

General information Colombia shares boundaries with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Geographic Area: 2,070,408 km² Population: 46,245,297 (July 2014 est.) Life Expectancy:73 years (WB). GDP - per capita (PPP): US$13,500 (2014 est.) Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower Ethnic group: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% Urban population: 76.2% of total population (2014). BOGOTA (capital) 9.558 million; Medellin 3.85 million; Cali 2.61 million; Barranquilla 1.975 million; Bucaramanga 1.195 million; Cartagena 1.072 million (2014) Life expectancy: 76.2% of total population (2014). Literacy: 93.6% Source: CI, WB

I. HISTORY OF THE COLOMBIAN CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE Timeline 50’s  La Violencia, partisan conflict between Liberal guerrillas and the conservative government. 300.000 victims (Disarmament and demobilization processes) 60’s – 70’s Guerrilla Warfare 80’s  Drug Trafficking (Illegal Drug Trafficking). Rise of right wing paramilitaries 90’s  DD-Reinsertion of 7 guerrilla groups. 2003 - 2006  AUC DDR (paramilitary groups) 2002 – Current  Individual demobilization from guerrilla groups - Desertion Illegal armed groups M-19  900 combatants | 205 fire arms delivered and melted (march 1990) PRT 200 combatants | firearms sunk into caribbean sea (january 1991) EPL 2500 combatants | 805 firearms delivered and melted (february 1991) CRS  430 combatants | 450 firearms delivered and melted (april 1994) AUC 31,671 combatants | 18,051 firearms handed in and 2 million ammunitions and explosives (2003-2006) Source: ACR

CHALLENGES In order to maximise benefits I propose to: First of all create a shared-responsability strategy which will be the umbrella of the Partnership Development team. Under this umbrella, there are several steps Introductory Videos Colombian conflict: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19987062 The risk is that you want to stay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxHQO1kXFng Reintegration of ex-combatants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3PncdyxSU8

CONCLUSION / MAIN SCSRS COMPONENTS PARTNER’S CATEGORY OBEJCTIVE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE DELIVERY LEVEL I. Validators Support Influence governments to adopt the right policies and implement them at regional scale Advocacy Global Regional Country Level II. Traditional Partnership Cooperation Increase cooperation and alliances that have financial resources Project III. Knowledge (Technical) Partnership Exchange and transfer of technical assistance, good practices, experiences, and other knowledge IV. Interinstitutional Articulation Promote the articulation of different initiatives Hub Source: Lina Morena

HOW TO MAXIMISE BENEFITS? 1. Work with all sectors 2. Prioritise actors and regions NGO’s Governments Companies Business Unions Foundations Civil Society Academia International Organisations According to the emergency and humanitarian situation According on the actor’s guidelines According on the objective of each partnership 3. Focus on thematic areas Emergency Education Child poverty Health Hunger Child protection Source: Lina Morena

Better alligned resources 4. Define components of work – Strategy – Priorice components INSTITUTIONS Urgent Actions Non-emergency actions Complementary Actions Integrated approach Better alligned resources Maximum benefits Source: Lina Morena

Participation Mechanisms Private Sector Participation Mechanisms Donation of time for the formulation of Inclusive Business Plans or productive unit enhancement. Engagement as suppliers, production “satellites”, or buyers with flexible conditions. Selection process. Compliance of trainee quotas. Psychosocial accompaniment. Fit for Purpose Training. Accompaniment. Tax benefits Law 1429, 2012. Employment Internships – Learning Contracts Company incubation support Value chain vinculation Source: ACR

Cooperation with Friend Countries and Organizations ACR offers technical cooperation in reintegration topics across the world Source: ACR