Arauca, in northeastern Colombia on the border with Venezuela, has seen renewed fighting since 2022 between armed groups. The conflict has restricted movement, caused people to leave their homes and made basic services hard to reach.
Many migrants face discrimination and problems getting services. Health teams say migrants and host communities often rely on mobile clinics. Since March 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has run mobile clinics in several rural municipalities to bring care closer to people when roads or clinics are not safe.
Difficult words
- restrict — limit movement or access for peoplerestricted
- migrant — a person who moves to another placemigrants
- discrimination — unfair treatment of a person or group
- mobile clinic — health service that moves to peoplemobile clinics
- municipality — a town or district with local governmentmunicipalities
- armed group — an organized group that uses weaponsarmed groups
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Discussion questions
- Why might people leave their homes during a conflict?
- How can mobile clinics help people when roads or clinics are not safe?
- What problems do migrants face in the text?
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