Vivamos Humanos has posted on social media:
“Today we were with the Humanitarian Roundtable on the first day of the Humanitarian and Institutional Commission in Catatumbo.
Together with the Bari Indigenous People, the Catatumbo Peasant Association (ASCAMCAT), the Mothers of Catatumbo, the Popular Peasant Movement (MCP), the Humanitarian Coordinating Committee, and 22 other institutions, we successfully completed the first day, carrying out activities related to institutional support, health services, and humanitarian assistance. There was massive participation from the communities, providing guidance and support regarding human rights situations amidst a humanitarian crisis that has worsened since last year.
Tomorrow we continue our work in Kilometer 25 and on Friday in Versalles. We reiterate our call for the maintenance of security conditions and guarantees so that we can continue with the mission.”
El Espectador reports: “In the midst of the war waged for more than a year by the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the 33rd Front of the FARC dissidents in Catatumbo – which left the region plunged into the worst humanitarian crisis in the country in the last 20 years – the organization Vivamos Humanos is leading a humanitarian mission together with more than 20 state entities and organizations working in the territory.”
La Opinión also reports: “A humanitarian caravan is currently touring the most affected areas of Catatumbo with a clear objective: to verify on the ground the serious violations of human rights and to provide urgent attention to the communities hit by armed violence.”
That article adds: “The main purpose of this caravan is to verify the effects derived from the recent clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the dissidents of the FARC’s 33rd Front, as well as to activate an institutional response that allows the restoration of the rights of the civilian population.”
It further notes: “The figures reflect the seriousness of the situation. Since January 2025, when the confrontation intensified, nearly 99,000 people have been displaced, more than 600 confined and around 30,000 peasants forced to leave their lands. To this are added at least 170 homicides and multiple cases of disappearance, in addition to 4,000 emergency evacuations. In 2025 alone, Catatumbo accumulated 262 violent events, consolidating itself as one of the most affected regions in the country.”
We continue to follow this.
