Glossary

Agencia Presidencial para laPresidential Agency for Social Action

Accin Social y la Cooperacinand International Cooperation, the

Internacionalagency that administers social programs, including the Social Solidarity Network's program for displaced persons

autodefensasParamilitaries

Autodefensas Unidas de ColombiaUnited Self-Defense Groups of

(AUC)Colombia

CODHESConsultora para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento, Consultancy for Human Rights and the Displaced

ELNEjrcito de Liberacin Nacional, National Liberation Army

FARCFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia:Colombia's largest insurgency.

"Gota a gota""Drop by drop" displacement; that is, the displacement of one or two families at a time rather than that of entire communities.

Mass displacement (desplazamiento masivo)In Colombia, the displacement of ten families or more

paracosParamilitaries

personera, personeroMunicipal officials charged with receiving complaints from citizens of abuses of rights.

Red de Solidaridad SocialSocial Solidarity Network, the government agency that coordinates humanitarian relief for displaced persons.The Social Solidarity Network is a branch of the Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation (Agencia Presidencial para la Accin Social y la Cooperacin Internacional).

SISBENSocial Program Beneficiary Identification System (Sistema de Identificacin de Beneficiarios de los Programas Sociales), a classification system for health care benefits

Sistema nico de RegistroUniform Registration System

vacunaAn illegal levy that guerrilla or paramilitary groups often require individuals to pay for their protection or in support of the war effort.