Additional Context: This information was self-reported by implementing organizations to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, or ICBL, in a survey from late 2025. The civil society organization Campaña Colombiana Contra Minas, or CCCM, that reported this information is the third largest employer in the Putumayo region. According to ICBL, more than half of the former employees were heads of household, including women, and nearly 60% were temporarily forced to engage in illicit economies such as coca leaf harvesting to replace the lost income from formal employment.

Suspensions have compounded difficulties experienced by organizations working in conflict-afflicted regions, further reducing demining, risk education, and victim assistance in high-risk areas.

Devex Researcher Note: As of 2024, the U.S. had contributed 81% of all international assistance for landmine action in Colombia. Following the 90-day funding freeze, some implementing organizations like CCCM were allowed to gradually resume operations and execute remaining U.S. funds, while others were forced to redesign or terminate projects. Projects that expired during the suspension were not allowed to continue. Funding levels for 2025 and beyond are still to be confirmed by the U.S. State Department, although it has indicated a continuing commitment to demining efforts in Colombia, according to Mine Action Review.

Source: ICBM-CMC