Colombia Verification Mission: Statement on the Adoption of Resolution 2655 (2022)

The following is a paraphrase from the official UN meetings-coverage record (SC/15082), in indirect speech, not a verbatim quotation of Kenya's statement.

Martin Kimani (Kenya) commended Colombian President Gustavo Petro's efforts to accelerate implementation of the Final Agreement, as well as his desire to address the disproportionate impact of violence and marginalization on Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities. He thanked Council members who recognized that just, fair inclusion, particularly of the most-vulnerable and most-excluded, is key to successful peacebuilding and State competence. He also voiced hope that such inclusion will form a greater part of future deliberations and decisions. Noting Colombia's positive response to the needs of Afro-Colombians, he said that, as his country nears the end of its term on the Council, it leaves confident that Colombia's peace process will set an example for the rest of the world.