The Americas

Between 20 May 2015 and 19 November 2016, as part of their peace process, Colombia and then Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP) agreed to demine El Orejón and Santa Helena, two of Colombia’s most heavily mined areas. In a coordinated effort supported by international actors, FARC-EP members identified the location of the mines while the Colombian government provided equipment and expertise to clear them.

On 1 March 1995, at the conclusion of the 1995 Cenepa War, Ecuador and Peru agreed to an exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) in furtherance of the Itamaraty and Montevideo agreements. This mutual return of POWs was followed by a second exchange on 30 June 1995, contributing to a larger peace process taking place at the conclusion of the conflict. Several international actors facilitated and supported the exchanges.

35 years after the end of the armed conflict in Falkland/Malvinas Islands, Argentina and the UK signed the Humanitarian Project Plan (HPP) and entrusted the ICRC to undertake the forensic identification of unknown soldiers.

The United States included the protection of cultural property in training exercises and materials distributed to military personnel.

In 1985, El Salvador and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (‘FMLN’) agreed to a series of “days of tranquility” where the parties ceased hostilities to facilitate medical workers' access to children for the purpose of vaccination campaigns. This act of compliance with IHL was motivated by the joint recognition of the serious health crisis and was made possible thanks to the support of external actors and religious leaders.