Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Colombia, Says Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reported a six-year high in civilians injured by explosives in Colombia, as violence between armed groups continues to displace and maim civilians. While violence between the Colombian military and armed groups has dropped, more than 180,000 civilians were displaced in 2022 as non-state organisations wrestle for control of territory and resources. Caught in the middle are civilians who suffer from the presence of landmines, the threat of violence from armed groups and attacks on healthcare workers. Colombia has had to contend with an ongoing internal conflict between government forces, right-wing paramilitary groups aligned with the state, drug traffickers, criminal organisations and left-wing rebel groups.