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Highlights:
- In 2025, 1.6 million people were affected by violence and armed conflict in Colombia.
- Victims of confinement and mass displacement exceeded historic OCHA figures.
- 1.4 million people lacked access to essential services due to humanitarian access constraints.
- Attacks against civilians increased by 58%, and grave violations against children rose for the fifth consecutive year, particularly recruitment and sexual violence, disproportionately affecting Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant children.
- UNICEF delivered humanitarian assistance in Norte de Santander, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Arauca and La Guajira, reaching 21,194 people with mental health and psychosocial support, 25,861 with primary health services, screening 14,108 children for malnutrition, providing 10,997 children and adolescents access to education, and distributing 65,232 WASH kits.
- UNICEF is prioritizing US$ 31.9 million of its US$ 97 million HAC appeal to reach 166,700 people. By the end of 2025, only 33% of this amount had been funded, leaving a gap of US$21.3 million.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
4,171,800 Children in need of humanitarian assistance
13,355,700 People in need of humanitarian assistance
1,600,000 people conflicto