Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update (As of 30 ...

KEY FIGURES
192.5K
PEOPLE ENTERED HONDURAS IRREGULARLY FROM 1 JAN 2022 TO 6 JAN 2023

HONDURAS: MIGRANTS & REFUGEES

Honduras extended an amnesty measure for migrants until 1 June 2023, exempting payment of a US$240.00 fine for entering the country irregularly. The measure comes as the municipalities of Danlí and Trojes near the south-eastern border with Nicaragua continue to struggle with a lack of shelters, especially with the Jesús Está Vivo shelter in Danlí that accommodated 200 people a night closing on 15 January. The National Migration Institute (INM) continues to build their centre for integrated response to migrants in Danlí, which will have temporary facilities to accommodate 100 people per night.
INM data indicates that 192,547 people have entered Honduras with an irregular status between 1 January 2022 and 6 January 2023.
The LIFE-Honduras Consortium, a group consisting of Action Against Hunger, UNICEF, Pure Water for the World, ChildFund, ADRA and the Relief from Suffering Foundation (FAS), continues to provide emergency response to these populations in Danlí and Trojes, focusing on child protection, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and health.

KEY FIGURES
339
RESPONSE ACTIONS CARRIED OUT BY HUMANITARIAN TEAMS IN 2022

COLOMBIA: HUMANITARIAN IMPACT & TRENDS

In 2022, Colombia saw the number of people affected by mass displacement increase by 12 per cent, the number of people affected by confinement increase by 56 per cent and the number of people affected by climate-related events increase by 4 per cent compared to 2021.
These increases owe to various incidents throughout the year, including a scale-up in armed actions from non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in the Arauca department in January and February that spilled over into Casanare and Norte de Santander departments, territorial disputes between NSAGs in Chocó between March and April that saw the confinement of nearly 200 mostly indigenous and Afro- descendant communities and multiple mass displacements in Nariño.
Additionally, an armed strike from an NSAG with a strong presence in the Caribbean and Pacific departments prompted mobility restrictions. Armed disputes in Nariño and the Sanquianga sub-region between September and December caused 40 per cent of all of Colombia’s displacement emergencies.
In terms of disasters, flooding in the La Mojana sub-region in May and June affected more than 166,000 people, while August-October saw seasonal rains and flash floods linked to the La Niña phenomenon in the Atlántico, Bolívar and La Guajira departments, incidents that affected more than 113,000 people.
The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), through Local Coordination Teams (LCTs) and Local Humanitarian Teams (LHTs) provided response to 1.1 million people in 2022 through 339 cross-sectoral response actions.