After speaking to local communities along the Piñuña Negro River in Putumayo, Mr. Maurer declared, “I realise that the local population is often trapped between the army and different armed groups. In addition, improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war represent a constant threat for the civilian population: I heard of several incidents in which men, women and children were killed or severely wounded. Relatives outside the village live in fear. They have little or no access to schools, health centres or local markets. Their situation is desperate.”