Colombia

Colombia is experiencing its highest level of violence since a peace agreement was signed between the state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2016. According to the Office of the Ombudsman, the current conflict involves at least 10 armed groups, ranging from historical organizations to more recent criminal groups. 

Mass displacement and confinement of communities, kidnappings, armed strikes, bomb attacks on police infrastructure, and violence against civilians have been reported in several regions, including Norte de Santander, Arauca, Cauca, Chocó, and Guaviare. More than 100,000 people are displaced, and around 25,000 experience restrictions on their movement in the severely affected Catatumbo subregion of Norte de Santander. 

During emergency responses, MSF brings care to confined and isolated communities with extremely limited access to health facilities due to closures, restrictions imposed by armed groups, or the risk of landmines and stray bullets. Our teams provide general health care, mental health support, and sexual and reproductive health services, and distribute water filters and mosquito nets. 

In 2025, MSF teams launched responses in two eastern regions of Colombia, where people struggle to obtain health care and public services are weak due to the impacts of conflict: Norte de Santander and Arauca.