In the discussion of the forthcoming Secretary-General’s report and update on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, the Council should examine progress on the security guarantees and protection efforts for women community leaders, women HRDs, as well as women and girls who are former combatants or formerly associated with FARC-EP. The Council should call on the Verification Mission to present information and updates on how gender is being mainstreamed in regards to prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) (S/2018/279). The Council should also call on the Mission to provide an update regarding progress on gender-sensitive reintegration, particularly on the needs of women and girls formerly associated with armed groups, specifically socioeconomic guarantees, support for productive projects, vocational trainings, education, and health services, specifically sexual and reproductive health care inclusive of pregnant and lactating women and girls living in territorial areas. Further, the Council should call for relevant actors, including the National Reintegration Council, to regularly consult with women and girls formerly associated with armed groups, and women’s organizations, in the design and implementation of reintegration initiatives. Any briefings and reports should include information on the ways in which the Mission and the Government are upholding and funding commitments under the Ethnic Chapter while assisting Afro-descendant and Indigenous organizations and their respective authorities in establishing and maintaining community-based, gender-responsive self-protection and early warning response systems to address armed actor violence in areas formerly under control of FARC-EP and other armed groups. Finally, irrespective of the outcome of the election, the Council should call on the Government to acknowledge the importance of the reintegration process and respect the Peace Agreement.