News and Media
Press Releases
Media Mentions
November 6, 2021 – Foreign Policy, “As Colombia’s Peace Crumbles, Female Guerrillas Wonder What’s Left for Them”
October 21, 2021 – Mirage News, “Statement by Celia Umenza Velasco at UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security”
September 26, 2021 – New York Times, “Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say”
September 19, 2021 – Financial Times, “Colombia: why peace remains elusive five years after Farc deal”
May 19, 2020 – NPR, “Many Of Colombia’s Ex-Rebel Fighters Rearm And Turn To Illegal Drug Trade”
January 14, 2020 – AP, “UN says ‘staggering’ deaths of rights activists in Colombia”
December 30, 2019 – The Atlantic, “The Slow Death of Colombia’s Peace Movement”
December 7, 2019 – The Bogotá Post, “Implementing peace: Gender issues lag behind”
October 20, 2019 – PRIO Blogs, “On the Front Lines of Sustaining Peace in Colombia”
October 11, 2019 – Foreign Affairs, “Peace Is Slipping Away in Colombia: How the United States Can Help Win It Back”
September 8, 2019 – Foreign Policy, “How to Keep the Colombian Peace Deal Alive”
Archived News
December 7, 2021 – Kroc Institute releases special report on five years of Colombian Peace Agreement implementation
May 25, 2021 – Fifth Kroc Institute report on Colombian peace agreement shows continued progress despite adversity
January 27, 2021 – Peace Accords Matrix Program releases first report on implementation of ethnic provisions in 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement
September 2, 2020 – Peace Accords Matrix program awarded for monitoring gender perspective implementation in Colombia
April 9, 2020 – “Impact of the COVID-19 crisis: The Barometer Initiative innovates and continues its work”
March 10, 2020 – “Kroc Institute statement regarding the March 7 El Tiempo interview with David Cortright”
December 7, 2019 – “New report emphasizes the importance of women’s leadership for building sustainable peace in Colombia”
June 20, 2019 – “Seminar on Colombian Peace Process at Two Years Draws A Crowd to Keough School Washington Office”
November 13, 2018 – “Report reveals Colombian Peace Agreement’s gender perspective is innovative, but seeing delays”
November 1, 2018 – “Peace Accords Matrix Team Honored With Presidential Team Irish Award”
August 9, 2018 – “Second Kroc Institute Report Shows Steady Progress of Peace Accord Implementation in Colombia”
May 14, 2018 – “Kroc Institute Leaders Provide Partial Update on Colombia Peace Accord Progress”
November 16, 2017 – “Colombian peace agreement progressing steadily, says Kroc Institute report”
June 1, 2017 – “Implementing the Colombian Peace Agreement”
June 1, 2017 – “Verifying Peace: Kroc Institute will monitor peace implementation in Colombia”
December 15, 2016 – “Nobel Peace Prize speech highlights contribution of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute to process of ending war in Colombia”
August 31, 2016 – “Kroc Institute charged with technical verification and monitoring of historic Colombian peace accord”
Media Contacts
Colleen Sharkey
University of Notre Dame
Media Relations
csharke2@nd.edu
574.631.9958