The Briefing
- Colombia's far-right De la Espriella administration went before the UN Security Council on October 12 to outline its approach to the 2016 peace accord, with the government's mandate vote looming on October 31.
- Proposed 2027 budget allocations would leave the Special Jurisdiction for Peace roughly $87.8 million short of requested funding, and the unit searching for more than 100,000 missing Colombians faces a $15 million cut.
- The last mandate renewal in October 2025 was the most contested since the mission launched in 2017 — the US and Russia abstained and two key verification tasks were stripped; analysts say a reinstatement under the new government is unlikely.
