Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update (As of 30 January 2023) – Colombia

KEY FIGURES
192.5 thousand
IRREGULAR ENTRY INTO HONDURAS FROM JANUARY 1, 2022 TO JANUARY 6, 2023

HONDURAS: MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

Honduras extended an amnesty for migrants until June 1, 2023, waiving the $240.00 fine for entering the country illegally. The measure comes as the municipalities of Danly and Trojes, near the southeastern border with Nicaragua, continue to struggle with shelter shortages, most notably the Jesús Está Vivo shelter in Danly, which housed 200 people a night and closed on January 15. The National Institute for Migration (INM) is continuing to build its Center for Integrated Migrant Response in Dunleigh, which will have temporary accommodation for 100 people per night.
INM data show that between January 1, 2022 and January 6, 2023, 192,547 people entered Honduras with an irregular status.
The LIFE-Honduras Consortium, a group that includes Action Against Hunger, UNICEF, Pure Water for the World, ChildFund, ADRA and the Relief from Suffering Foundation (FAS), continues to provide an emergency response to these populations of Danli and Troy, focusing on child protection, education , water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and health.

KEY FIGURES
339
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ACTIONS IN 2022

COLOMBIA: HUMANITARIAN IMPACT AND TRENDS

In 2022, the number of people affected by mass displacement increased by 12 percent, the number of people affected by incarceration increased by 56 percent, and the number of people affected by climate-related events increased by 4 percent compared to 2021. .
This increase is linked to various incidents throughout the year, including an increase in armed activities by non-state armed groups (NSAG) in Arauca department in January and February, which spread to Casanare and Norte de Santander departments, territorial disputes between NSAG. From March to April, Chocó where nearly 200 communities of mostly indigenous and African descendants were confined to Narinjo and several mass displacements took place.
In addition, the armed strike from the NSAG with a strong presence in the Caribbean and Pacific departments caused mobility restrictions. Armed conflicts in the Narinjo and Sankyang subregions accounted for 40 percent of all displacement emergencies in Colombia between September and December.
In terms of disasters, flooding in the La Mojana subregion affected more than 166,000 people in May and June, while seasonal rains and flash flooding incidents related to the La Niña phenomenon occurred in the departments of Atlántico, Bolívar and La Guajira in August to October. which affected more than 113,000 people.
The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), through Local Coordination Teams (LCTs) and Local Humanitarian Teams (LHTs), responded to 1.1 million people in 2022 through 339 cross-sectoral response activities.