Statement of Sweden, September 2016

More than 50 years of conflict. Hundreds of thousands killed. Millions on the run. Let us pay our respects to the victims. Let us welcome the peace agreement. But let us also remember what is unique about this agreement. The architects were not only the government and the guerrilla. Victims of the conflict, women's organisations and civil society were also involved. Peace does not come about because it is printed in a headline. It happens step by step.