Colombia

Since 2017, Colombia has experienced a gradual deterioration of the humanitarian situation in country due to the confluence of multiple crises: the resurgence of the internal armed conflict and new dynamics of violence against the civilian population, the arrival of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and mixed movements of other nationalities, and an increase in the frequency and severity of disasters and climate change.

Norte de Santander is a department located in a border region with Venezuela, where the dispute between non-state armed groups, mainly in the Catatumbo subregion, continues to pose protection risks for communities due to the persistence of the internal armed conflict. Currently, these situations challenge the state's ability to ensure the protection of the population's rights, a situation exacerbated by numerous restrictions on humanitarian access faced by local and international organizations implementing protection activities in the territory.

Nariño also continues to be one of the epicentres of the internal armed conflict in Colombia. Given its geographic location, the department has a strategic position for illegal armed actors who fight for territorial control and the control of illicit economies, causing serious humanitarian consequences for the civilian population.