Colombie

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The internal conflict in Colombia continues to take its toll on children.  Based on official records, in the past 10 years, two million Colombians have been displaced, more than half of which are children.
All known illegal armed groups recruit children. The average recruitment age of these children is 13 years and 88% of these children take part in warfare activities such as combating, explosive manufacturing, planting of landmines or guarding of hostages.
Colombia has also experienced an increase in the number of events involving mines and unexploded ordnances (UXO) between 1990 and 2006, registering the highest number of new victims worldwide in 2005. UNICEF provides protection and life-saving assistance to displaced children and women, seeks to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers, supports the reintegration of children who were part of illegal armed groups, and carries out mine action activities.
In addition to the conflict, Colombia is also vulnerable to natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions. In April, UNICEF assisted 520 indigenous people of the Nasas ethnic group from the Cauca Department after the eruption of the Huila Volcano. In June, UNICEF intervened in the Mojana region with psychosocial recovery activities for children left homeless and displaced due to floods and landslides. Recently the rainy season severely affected the Department of Cordoba and UNICEF is responding to the needs of affected children and their families.
Colombia Humanitarian Action Update 28 Sep 2007 [pdf]