Bogota, May 17 -- Fighting between rebel groups in Colombia has forced more than 66,000 people from their homes in the first five months of this year, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the new displacements represent a 28% increase over the total number of people rendered homeless by the continuing violence in all of 2024.
"By the end of last year, more than 7.3 million people were internally displaced by violence and conflict, the third largest number in the world, behind Sudan and Syria," OCHA said.
OCHA said the United Nations and its partners deliver aid through a $3.8 million allocation from the UN Central Emergency Fund released in February. The aim is t...