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SITUATION OVERVIEW
• Despite being an upper-middle-income country, Colombia faces a
complex humanitarian and food security crisis. WFP´s joint food
security assessment in the 15 most vulnerable departments found
that 37% of households, roughly 7 million people, face moderate or
severe food insecurity, with historically conflict‑affected areas
showing particularly high levels of severe food insecurity. When
extrapolated nationally, overall food insecurity remains unchanged at
about 25%, with departments such as Atlántico, Sucre, and La Guajira
presenting the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity.
• The situation in Colombia is also marked by internal violence, forced
displacements, widespread presence of illegal armed groups, ongoing
mixed-migration flows, severe climate-related emergencies, and
economic shocks. In the first 45 days of 2026, 97,00 people have been
affected by violence and more than 330,000 have been impacted by
weather-related events.
• The country entered the national elections season with congressional
voting and presidential consultations (primaries) held on Sunday, 8
March 2026 - a period that further heightened political tensions and
security risks. As Colombia moves into the next stages of the national
elections, violence could affect the electoral process, especially in
rural areas with limited state presence.
• According to the 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan, 6.9 million Food
Security and Nutrition response. Likewise, Colombia’s decades-long
armed conflict resulted in 10.1 million victims of which 90 percent are
internally displaced persons. In 2025, alone more than 1.6 million
people were affected by violence, adding about 150,000 new victims
to the country´s unique registry.
• About 2.8 million migrants are currently reported living in the
country, representing one of the largest figures across Latin America.
In the first two months of 2026, about 4,000 migrants have transited
the country irregularly, a 43% reduction in comparison to the same
period of 2025.
• WFP operates in Colombia since 1969, and its Country Strategic Plan
aligns with the Government’s priorities on food security,
humanitarian response, recovery, development, and capacitystrengthening
to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2
(Zero Hunger) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for Goals).