Assisting the most vulnerable children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia is home to 6.4 million internally displaced persons (IDP), the world’s second largest IDP population (after Syria). Forced displacement profoundly disrupts children's lives. It is sometimes linked to forced recruitment by armed groups, depriving hundreds of children of a normal life and of schooling. The European Commission and its humanitarian partners provide children with health care, water and sanitation, but also focus on education as key to child protection during emergencies.
© Save the Children 2012
Assisting the most vulnerable children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia is home to 6.4 million internally displaced persons (IDP), the world’s second largest IDP population (after Syria). Forced displacement profoundly disrupts children's lives. It is sometimes linked to forced recruitment by armed groups, depriving hundreds of children of a normal life and of schooling. The European Commission and its humanitarian partners provide children with health care, water and sanitation, but also focus on education as key to child protection during emergencies.
© Save the Children 2012