Challenges in Human Security in Colombia

Abstract

The twenty-first century has been characterized by a multiplicity of internal conflicts with a strong economic component that has made poverty the source and catalyst of threats to the security of communities. This has been the case of the Colombian internal conflict, which has especially affected the civilian population in peripheral rural areas which, in addition to constantly facing violence, must confront hunger, oblivion and indifference from the rest of the population, hence it is possible to speak of structural violence. Taking into account the above, this article presents not only a context characterized by a diversity of armed actors who maintain a constant struggle with the Colombian State and where drug trafficking has been the main sponsor of the war, but also refers to the aftermath and the costs that political violence has left on the social fabric. As a conclusion, it is emphasized that, in a situation of internal war, although the end of hostilities is of great importance in terms of security, it is only one of the elements necessary for the protection of the dignity and integrity of Colombians, such protection must also include the social, cultural, economic and political spheres.