Colombia: Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 30 | 1 – 31 August 2014

HIGHLIGHTS

• OCHA: On WHD we commemorate humanitarian workers and solidarity to affected communities.

• Four humanitarian organizations acknowledged for their good practices on WHD.

• Humanitarian access -a fundamental requisite for effective humanitarian action.

• Food and water crisis affects 184,000 people in Alta and Media Guajira.

FIGURES

• Number of IDPs in mass events Jan. – Aug. 2014 (OCHA) 12,478

• Number of IDPs in mass events Aug. 2014 (OCHA) 411

• Number of people affected by natural disasters Jan. – Aug. 2014 (UNGRD) 1,050,136

• Number of people affected by natural disasters Aug. 2014 (UNGRD) 29,825

FUNDING

US$58,999,621 2014 total humanitarian funding received as of 15 September 2014 (FTS)

US$90,655,622 2014 humanitarian funding being implemented as of 15 September 2014 (OCHA 4W)