ICIP signs collaboration agreements with various institutions of Colombia

The president of ICIP, Rafael Grasa, is meeting this week with representatives of the Colombian Federation of Municipalities , the City Council of Medellín , and the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá to sign collaboration agreements between ICIP and these institutions. The objective of these agreements is for ICIP to support training activities related to peacebuilding and conflict transformation at a key moment in the history of Colombia, with peace negotiations currently underway between the government of Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC guerrilla group.
During his stay in Colombia, the president of ICIP will also participate as an expert in various activities related to peacebuilding. On November 20, Rafael Grasa will give a conference entitled “Peacebuilding and development: processes and lessons learned over the past few decades” at Our Lady of the Rosary University’s School of International Relations. Then, on November 21, he will participate as a speaker at the international seminar “How do you build peace after the signing of an agreement?” at the University of Antioquia. Finally, on November 25, he will give a conference entitled “Chair for peace” at the Externado University as part of the Sixth Memory Week.