Almost 80 percent of those displaced by violence in Colombia come from rural areas. Through a new initiative, the UN refugee agency is helping to restore land rights to the displaced.
For the hundreds of thousands of displaced people within Colombia, losing their land was a traumatic experience. Loss of land meant a loss of identity and a loss of independence. Now, the land rights of thousands of displaced people could be protected or restored under an agreement between the Colombian government and UNHCR.
Almost 80 percent of those displaced by violence in Colombia come from rural areas. Through a new initiative, the UN refugee agency is helping to restore land rights to the displaced.
For the hundreds of thousands of displaced people within Colombia, losing their land was a traumatic experience. Loss of land meant a loss of identity and a loss of independence. Now, the land rights of thousands of displaced people could be protected or restored under an agreement between the Colombian government and UNHCR.