![]() Many local communities tell NRC that they feel frightened, as rural areas formerly held by FARC-EP are now largely dominated by other non-state armed groups who fight over control of illicit activities. The violence is also a direct consequence of the government not moving fast enough to guarantee the permanent presence of Colombian institutions in hard-to-reach zones after the FARC-EP’s withdrawal. As a result, mass displacement almost tripled this year compared to 2020. ![]() Now is the time to scale up, not down, humanitarian support to Colombia,” said Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).ĭespite a peace deal signed between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) on 24 November 2016, armed violence persists across the country. For them, peace is still a distant dream. “There is nothing to celebrate for the hundreds of children, women and men in rural Colombia who flee their homes every day to escape armed violence.
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