Between January and December, UNHCR has confirmed 144 large-scale displacement events affecting 58,469 individuals (23,203 families). Emergencies in December occurred in Juradó (Chocó), Samaniego (Nariño), and Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca), affecting 1,818 individuals (553 families). There is an 18% decrease in the number of events and a 14% decrease in affected individuals compared to the same period in 2022.
The departments with the highest number of events and individuals affected by displacement in 2023 are Nariño, Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Bolívar, and Chocó. There's a decrease in Norte de Santander and an increase in the Northeast of the department of Antioquia.
Additionally, 73 confinement events affecting 100,402 individuals (27,820 families) have been confirmed in the reporting period. In December, over 1,156 individuals were affected in an event in Juradó (Chocó) due to clashes between Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) and widespread threats to the population. Compared to the same period in 2022, there is a 43% increase in the number of affected individuals, making 2023 the year with the highest impact on record since UNHCR started consolidating records.
According to UNHCR´s monitoring in its areas of coverage, 2023 is the second year, after 2022, with the highest displaced population in large-scale displacement events due to conflict-related causes since the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP in 2016.