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WFP Colombia Country Brief, November 2024

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In Numbers

777 mt of food assistance distributed*

USD 2.78 m cash-based transfers made*

USD 42.0 m six months (December 2024 – May 2025) net funding requirements, representing 51 percent of total needs

227,200 people assisted* In November 2024 *Preliminary figures

Operational Updates

In November, WFP reached over 176,077 Colombians (including returnees, host communities and internally displaced persons - IDPs) as well as 51,123 migrants across 18 departments. Some of the activities to highlight include:

• Emergency Response - WFP has assisted 70,078 victims of conflict and 24,006 people affected by weatherrelated events. WFP operations in response to extreme flooding continue in La Guajira and Chocó, where more than 414,950 people have been affected. In La Guajira, WFP has resorted to maritime deliveries reaching 12,000 people through the first out of three in-kind assistance distributions in four isolated communities. Phase 2 of the distribution of humanitarian assistance through the naval vessel is underway. With the support of the Government of La Guajira, WFP will provide additional 10,000 rations. The second round also includes the distribution of humanitarian items provided by the National Disaster Risk Management Unit, Family Welfare Institute, and Uribia Municipality to ensure a multisector response.

• Climate Change Adaptation – WFP finalized the binational climate change adaptation project in border communities with Ecuador. Among the most outstanding achievements were the restoration of 4,700 hectares of mangroves and 14,800 hectares of tropical rainforest, contributing to the recovery of ecosystems. More than 24,000 people participated in training sessions on climate change, gender, risk management, and food security, with 53% female participation. These results reflect the project's success in strengthening local capacity to face the challenges of climate change, improve food security and manage natural resources more sustainably.

• Migration – WFP finalised the distribution of 895 kits of boots and socks to migrants in transit in Nariño. This was the last batch of a total of 2,500 kits that were manufactured by a cooperative of peace signatories, linking WFP´s work on livelihoods with the migration response. WFP initiated cash transfers for the acquisition of assets to strengthen migrant population entrepreneurships in Bucaramanga, Arauca, Cali, Cucuta, and Medellin.

• School Feeding – In November, WFP reached 74,234 children in La Guajira. The operation finalized the school meal programme for 2024, reaching a total of 82,591 children.

• The Mobile Units project, which is coordinated with the National Family Welfare Institute (ICBF), reached 29,824 people affected by conflict, 62% of the beneficiaries were children.