The Red Cross said on Thursday (27) that the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Colombia had reached the most critical point in the past eight years in 2024.
According to the Foundation, the intensification of hostilities, the increase in control of armed groups on the civilian population and the lack of increased respect for international humanitarian law has increased the “risks to the lives of thousands of people, their integrity and dignity.”
Other problems that the Red Cross referred to were the use of explosive devices, displacement, imprisonment and attacks on the health care network.
“In the regions, the fear of suffering the consequences of armed conflicts and violence is daily. Killing, disappearance, sexual violence, employment, and the use of children and adolescents are some of the risks facing societies,” says Patrick Hamilton, head of the Red delegation in Colombia.
Colombia recorded the increase in regional conflicts between armed groups, which eventually divided and re -formed itself after the end of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC).
On Wednesday (26), for example, an attack that includes a motorcycle with explosives It hurts 11 people in the southwest of the countryThe Colombian National Police said.
The Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez attributed the attack on the groups of Jaimi Martinez and Dagoberto Ramos, FARS.
Among the biggest risks in the Red Cross:
- Employment, use and use of children and adolescents
- Sexual violence
- The presence, use and abandonment of explosive devices
- Not respecting the principles governing the behavior of hostilities
- And the inappropriate treatment for the civilian people
According to the 2025 humanitarian challenge report, the Foundation stated that 719 people were wounded or killed by anti -personal mines, explosive war waste, and launched and bombing.
The number represents an increase of 89 % over the previous year, along with its being the highest in the past eight years.
In all, 482 people were injured or killed by civilian explosive devices, 163 of the General Power and 74 armed groups.
In addition, the report indicates that 117,697 people were inserted into Cadastro único de victims due to individual displacement in 2024.
252 new disappearances related to armed conflicts and violence have been documented, which represents a 13 % increase from the previous year.
Based on the exacerbation of the humanitarian situation in Colombia, the Red Cross highlighted the commitment to respect for international humanitarian law and asked the parties to the conflict to take immediate measures to protect the civilian population.
However, the organization emphasized that “in 2025 it does not have an encouraging overview, and the way the increasing fighting can continue to influence the civilian population.”
“With the absence of clear obligations from parts of armed conflict, the future can be more anxious,” the Red Cross warns.
