MAPP-OEA

What MAPP-OEA does

MAPP/OEA (Misión de Apoyo al Proceso de Paz en Colombia) is an international diplomatic mission operated by the Organization of American States (OAS) under a bilateral convention with the Government of Colombia signed on January 23, 2004 and authorized by the OAS Permanent Council on February 6, 2004. The mission monitors and accompanies peace processes between the Colombian state and armed groups, supports victims of the armed conflict, and provides independent technical assistance to institutions for implementing the 2016 Final Peace Agreement. Its core deliverables are semi-annual 'Informe Periódico' reports (currently on Report 40) to the OAS Permanent Council, plus targeted publications including 'Hablemos de Paz', 'Frecuencia Paz', and 'Hechos de Paz'.

The mission's operational 'platform' is physical rather than digital: a Bogotá headquarters and 15+ permanent regional offices spanning conflict-priority municipalities (Arauca, Barrancabermeja, Cali, Cúcuta, Montería, Medellín, Ocaña, Pasto, Popayán, Puerto Asís, Quibdó, San José del Guaviare, Florencia, Tumaco, Samaniego), complemented by mobile teams that deploy to non-covered territories. In the second half of 2025 alone the mission executed 967 field missions across 272 population centers, traversing 260,000+ km by land and 3,000+ km by river, with documented outcomes including 54 kidnapping victims freed, 16 bodies recovered, and 14 tons of war material destroyed. Supplementary social-program lines include the long-running 'Donar un libro es un hecho de paz' book-donation campaign (42,000+ books across 130+ municipalities over seven years) and the 'Compromiso por un Proceso Electoral Libre y en Paz' electoral-peace initiative.

The mission's 'revenue model' is donor-funded, not commercial: a multilateral Basket Fund (Fondo Canasta) pools contributions from ten core donor states — Germany, Canada, Chile, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, and Türkiye — with additional contributions from Norway and Switzerland. Financial figures are not publicly disclosed. Customers/beneficiaries are communities affected by armed conflict, conflict victims, women/children/adolescents in conflict zones, social leaders and human-rights defenders, and local and ethnic-territorial authorities. The mission operates under OAS governance, with Roberto Menéndez serving as Head of Mission (Jefe de Misión).

Name

MAPP-OEA

Legal name

Misión de Apoyo al Proceso de Paz en Colombia

Website

https://mapp-oea.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MAPP/OEA is the OAS's international diplomatic mission in Colombia, founded in 2004, which monitors peace dialogues with armed groups and accompanies conflict-affected communities, victims, and vulnerable populations across 15+ regional offices and mobile teams. It is funded through a multilateral Basket Fund of 12 donor countries and reports semi-annually to the OAS Permanent Council.

Ownership category

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Product category

International Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), National Security and International Affairs (928), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Official Development Assistance (ODA) Program Management (BPADAOAC)

Keywords

• Peace process monitoring
• Conflict accompaniment services
• Humanitarian diplomacy
• Victims rights advocacy
• Peace building missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MAPP/OEA is an international diplomatic mission of the Organization of American States that monitors, accompanies, and provides technical assistance to the Colombian peace process with armed groups and to conflict-affected communities, victims, women, children, ethnic groups, and local authorities. It delivers field-based accompaniment across 15+ regional offices and mobile teams in Colombia, and reports findings semi-annually to the OAS Permanent Council. Its offerings include monitoring of peace dialogues, humanitarian accompaniment, capacity strengthening, and thematic publications.

Product overview

MAPP/OEA is a peace mission organization operated by the Organization of American States (OEA/OAS) in Colombia. It is not a technology product company but rather a diplomatic peace-building initiative that has operated continuously for over 22 years. Its core offerings include semi-annual monitoring reports (Informe Periódico), territorial accompaniment through 14 regional offices and mobile teams, publications (Hablemos de Paz, Frecuencia Paz, Hechos de Paz), and social programs such as the book donation campaign 'Donar un libro es un Hecho de Paz'. The organization also coordinates the electoral peace commitment initiative with Colombian institutional partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Territorial Accompaniment and Peace Monitoring Service Field-based accompaniment, monitoring, and verification service delivered through 15+ permanent regional offices and mobile teams across Colombian conflict-affected departments. Supports peace dialogues with armed groups, accompanies victims and communities, and provides technical assistance to public institutions.
• Informe Periódico (Periodic Report to the OAS Permanent Council) Semi-annual institutional report documenting MAPP/OEA's monitoring, accompaniment, and verification of peace processes in Colombia, presented to the OAS Permanent Council. Currently on Informe 40.
• Hablemos de Paz Publication Series Thematic publication series produced by MAPP/OEA focused on dialogue, victim rights, and peace building topics, distributed as part of the mission's public knowledge dissemination work.

Quantifiable outcome

• 54 people freed from kidnapping and 16 bodies recovered through humanitarian accompaniment
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Joint monitoring and accompaniment of peace processes; joint statements on security situations; shared commitment to humanitarian protection in conflict zones.
• Defensoría del Pueblo (People's Defender)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Co-lead the 'Compromiso por un Proceso Electoral Libre y en Paz' initiative; joint work on victims' rights and community protection.
• Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia (Colombian Episcopal Conference)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Joint commitment to electoral peace; accompaniment of communities; shared humanitarian concerns in conflict zones.
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Part of the electoral peace commitment initiative; shared mandate on human rights protection.
• Coordinadora Mercantil S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Logistics company supporting the book donation campaign by transporting books to territories.
• Cámara Colombiana del Libro (Colombian Book Chamber)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2019Co-leads the 'Donar un libro es un hecho de paz' campaign since 2019; joint book collection at FILBo and distribution to conflict-affected territories; over 42,000 books delivered over 7 years.
• Fondo Cultural Cafetero (Coffee Cultural Fund)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2019Supports the book donation campaign with collection points in specialty coffee shops in Bogotá.
• Organization of American States (OEA/OAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization providing institutional mandate, political backing, and administrative framework for MAPP/OEA operations in Colombia since 2004.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC): UN mission verifying implementation of Colombia's 2016 Final Peace Agreement. Most direct peer — operates in the same territories, shares mandates around ceasefire and reintegration monitoring, and is an explicit MAPP/OEA strategic partner.
• Misión de Observación Electoral (MOE) Colombia: Colombian domestic electoral observation mission that co-developed the 'Compromiso por un Proceso Electoral Libre y en Paz' with MAPP/OEA and the Defensoría — overlapping in territorial coverage and electoral mandate.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Independent humanitarian organization operating in Colombia on protection of victims, detention visits, and humanitarian accompaniment in armed conflict — closely aligned in mandate and field methodology with MAPP/OEA.
• Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia (People's Defender): Colombian state human rights institution with territorial presence and shared mandate on victim rights and community protection. Co-leads the 'Compromiso por un Proceso Electoral Libre y en Paz' with MAPP/OEA.
• Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia: Colombian Catholic Bishops' Conference engaged in pastoral accompaniment, community protection, and electoral peace — joint actor with MAPP/OEA in humanitarian zones and partner in the electoral commitment initiative.
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia (OHCHR): UN human rights monitoring presence in Colombia with parallel field offices and shared agenda on victim protection and conflict-zone accompaniment. Co-leads the electoral peace commitment initiative alongside MAPP/OEA.

Emerging players

• Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD): Mediation-focused NGO that engages as a neutral intermediary in armed conflicts, including in Colombia. Comparable in function to MAPP/OEA's facilitation role between government and armed groups, though operating globally.
• Swisspeace: Swiss-based peace research and policy institute with comparable focus on peacebuilding methodology, evaluation, and state-to-actor mediation — overlapping thematic expertise with MAPP/OEA's knowledge management work.
• Carter Center Peace Programs: International NGO with conflict resolution and election observation programs that share MAPP/OEA's electoral observation and dialogue-facilitation functions, particularly in Latin America.

Broad incumbents

• Organization of American States — Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption in Honduras (MACCIH-OAS): Sibling OAS international mission in Honduras addressing rule-of-law challenges. Shares the OAS institutional governance model, Basket Fund-style financing structure, and diplomatic mission operating framework used by MAPP/OEA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MAPPOEA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtzg7nuTkL6Xzei7rs1tH-Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/MAPPOEA
• Instagraminstagram.com/mappoea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mapp-oea

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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