How to Integrate Peace Agreements into Public Policy

Policy Brief No. 6 Comprehensive Peace Agreements (CPAs) have been translated into public policy through many mechanisms, including implementation timelines, legislative reforms, new institutions, and peace policy plans. The 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement stipulates all these mechanisms, in addition to including an extensive peace policy document, the Framework Plan for Implementation (PMI). The PMI was published in 2018 and has become a key planning and coordination document for cross-sector accord implementation. This policy brief examines how peace agreements can be translated into public policy, identifying best practices and lessons learned from the Colombian PMI. To ensure that commitments become viable policies, planning officials should provide technical assistance to agreement negotiators and other important stakeholders, such as gender and ethnic groups, which may lack expertise in public policy. In addition, these policies should be underpinned by relevant legislation to ensure implementation on national and local levels.