More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between militant factions, according to the country’s Ombudsman Iris Marín.

The city of Cúcuta, bordering Venezuela, has become a symbol of the human suffering caused by the armed conflict in the Catatumbo region; it is the place where in recent days hundreds of people have arrived fleeing the violence unleashed between the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas and a dissident of the FARC,

The mayor of Cúcuta, Jorge Acevedo, said Monday that the situation due to the violence in the Catatumbo region has already overwhelmed all the capacities of this Colombian city on the border with Venezuela,

More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said. Twenty others were injured in the violence that has ...

More than 8,000 civilians fled the violence, with many seeking shelter in government facilities or hiding in the mountains.

This photo provided by COLPRENSA on Jan 22 2025 shows emergency workers and displaced people at the General Santan

The government has declared a “state of internal commotion” in response to the worst humanitarian crisis in decades

A leaked report reveals Venezuelan territory was used by ELN rebels before a deadly attack in Colombia, escalating tensions between the countries

The Trump administration has made or initiated major policy changes that impact nonprofits and their missions in its first week.

At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.

At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

The decision follows Trump’s executive order last week that directed a sweeping 90-day pause on most U.S. foreign assistance disbursed through the State Department.