Colombia 2025: A humanitarian crisis beyond numbers

Country: Colombia Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Please refer to the attached file. ICRC report: Failure to respect rules of war deepened humanitarian crisis in Colombia in 2025 Bogotá (ICRC) – A new report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) finds that the humanitarian situation in Colombia reached its most severe level in a decade last year. Escalating hostilities and a failure to respect international humanitarian law – the rules that protect civilians in war – were the main drivers behind the deepening crisis. The ICRC's annual report on the humanitarian situation in Colombia contains alarming figures: for 2025, it documented 965 people killed or injured by explosive devices – most of them civilians – a third more cases compared with the previous year. The number of individual disappearances doubled to 308 in 2025, while alleged violations of international humanitarian law documented by the ICRC reached 845 cases. "The humanitarian situation in 2025 is the result of a progressive deterioration that the ICRC has warned about since 2018," said Olivier Dubois, head of the ICRC regional delegation in Bogotá. "Civilians are experiencing increasingly serious consequences as a result." In several areas, fighting repeatedly occurred in populated areas, putting communities directly in the line of fire. This caused deaths, injuries, displacement and lack of access to essential services. There was a rise in the use of explosive devices and drones, creating fear among rural and urban communities. Civilians also faced killings, disappearances, threats and sexual violence, while children and adolescents were recruited and used in the armed conflicts. The crisis was concentrated in specific regions. Almost half (46%) of those killed or injured by ...

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