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Over the past 35 years, IDRC has supported more than 200 development research activities in Colombia. The Centre has helped develop Colombian research capacity in a number of areas including health, agriculture, peace and conflict issues, natural resource development, and policy related to the economy and information and communication technologies.

Social violence and conflicts in the country have led to marked fragmentation of the social fabric and territory of Colombia. It is estimated that internal violence has forced 3 million Colombians from their farms and villages and 1 million more have fled to Canada, the United States, Europe, or neighbouring Latin American countries.

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