Women hug during a rally in support of the peace process with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.AP Photo/Ivan Valencia. All rights reserved.
After Colombian Congress approved the new Peace Acccord between the government and the FARC, a new debate emerged about D Day. This day marks the beginning of implementation of the Havana agreement, specifically as regards the guerrillas moving to the 27 sites where they will come together in order to surrender their weapons over a period of 180 days.
While for the Government, "D" day became effective once the Final Agreement was signed - on November 30 - for the guerrillas it would only be activated once the Constitutional Court approved the "fast track", the legislative mechanism that enables more expedited address of the laws that are needed to implement the Agreement - which took place on 12 December. In the end, the differences were settled and the parties confirmed in a joint communiqué that agreement was the starting point to then apply schedules and procedures related to the ceasefire and surrender of arms.
