Years of progress in protection and integration of displaced people in Colombia at risk, UNHCR warns

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the temporary suspension of the Flexible Credit Line (LCF) for Colombia from 26 April, a mechanism that had been available to the country since 2009. The decision follows the mid-term review scheduled for the agreement signed in 2024. Julie Kozack, spokesperson for the IMF, indicated in a statement that Colombia's continuity in the LCF is now conditional on the completion of the Article IV consulta…

The intensification of violence and humanitarian needs in Colombia threaten to reverse years of progress in the protection and integration of displaced populations in the country, affecting mainly the most vulnerable people, such as children and women. Colombia has one of the largest uprooted populations in the world, with more than seven million [...]

(EFE).- Various assistance programs of the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) in Colombia have had to be suspended or reduced, due among other factors to the cuts in funding received by the agency, acknowledged this Friday its spokesman William Spindler. The organization, which had the US as its main contributor [...] The UNHCR entry suspends and reduces assistance programs in Colombia due to lack of funds was first published in ALnavío.

Years of progress in protection and integration of displaced people in Colombia at risk, UNHCR warns

UNHCR staff provide emergency aid to internally displaced communities in Chocó, Colombia, following severe flooding and escalating violence in the region. © UNHCR/Courtesy Diego Pérez This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – As violence escalates and humanitarian needs intensify across Colombia, UNHC…

Various assistance programs of the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) in Colombia have had to be suspended or reduced, due among other factors to the cuts in funding that the agency receives, acknowledged this Friday its spokesman William Spindler. The organization, which had the US as its main contributor on the American continent before Washington announced drastic cuts in its aid to international cooperation, needs 118.3 million dollars to contin…

PBI-Colombia tells DW that Colombia is unsafe for rights defenders as European Commission lists Colombia as a “safe country” - Peace Brigades International-Canada

Photo: The western face of the European Parliament towards the Place du Luxembourg in Brussels, Belgium. The Bonn, Germany-based news agency Deutsche Welle (DW) reports on Colombian human rights defender Claudia Álvarez who has been waiting for 30 months for asylum in Spain. Álvarez says: “I cannot return to Colombia; it is not a safe country.” The article continues with the Peace Brigades International’s (PBI) Colombia representative in Europe …