미국의 지원 하에 추진된 우리베 정권(Alvaro Uribe:2002-2010)의 마약퇴치 및 불법무장조직에 대한 강경책은 가시적 성과에도 불구하고 마약과 관련된 범죄는 증가했으며, 마약재배와 거래량의 변화를 동반하지 않았다. 오히려 불법작물 재배권을 둘러싼 좌.우익 불법무장단체들의 무력분쟁은 심화되었고, 강제실향민으로 인한 난민은 급증했다. 2005년 실향민등록위원회 RUPD(el Registro Único de Población Desplazada)는 콜롬비아 전체인구의 7.3%에 해당하는 3,316,862명이 난민상태라고 보고했다. 특히 2002년 강제실향민으로 인한 난민 수는 전년대비 624%의 대폭적인 증가율을 나타냈다. 강제실향민 주요 배출지역은 마약범죄와 불법무장조직의 활동과 관련을 맺고 있는 곳으로 불법무장단체와 민병대의 점령지 확장과정에서 무력분쟁이 지속적으로 증가했다. 불법무장조직과 민병대가 불법작물경작지를 차지하는 과정에서 농민에 대한 무차별적인 공격을 감행하여 강제실향민이 급증하였고, 이들은 상주지를 떠나 국경을 넘어 접경지역으로 이동했다. 2002년 우리베 정권이 등장하기 이전 강제실향민문제는 일부 특정지역에 국한되었지만, 국가안보정책 추진이후 강제실향민은 양적인 팽창뿐만 아니라, 전국적으로 확산되는 경향을 나타냈다. 마약거래의 주요 루트였던 아마존 지역이 폐쇄되자 불법무장조직의 활동거점이 태평양 역으로 이동되었고, 특히 파나마 접경지역은 이전에 존재하지 않았던 강제실향민으로 인한 콜롬비아 난민이 증가했다. 본 연구는 2002년 우리베 정권등장 이후 증가한 국경지역 강제실향민을 대상으로 콜롬비아 난민증가 원인에 대해 고찰해 보고자 한다. 역사적으로 콜롬비아의 강제실향민이 가장 많이 분포되어 있는 베네수엘라와 1990년대 말 이후 강제실향민의 새로운 정착지로 변모한 파나마 그리고 2000년 들어 다른 인접국보다도 급격하게 증가한 에콰도르 접경지역의 강제실향민을 중심으로 강제실향민 증가원인을 고찰하고 이를 바탕으로 난민문제 해결을 위한 콜롬비아 정부의 노력을 살펴볼 것이다.

Drug-related crime has increased in spite of visible results of Uribe government's hard-line policies on drug eradication and illegally armed organizations which were pursued under U.S. support, without the accompaniment of quantity change in drug cultivation and trade. Military disputes of left-right illegally armed communities surrounding illegal crop cultivation rights were rather intensified, and the number of refugees was increased through enforced displaced people. The 2005 refugee registration committee RUPD reports that 3,316,862 people, 7.3% of total population, were refugees. In particular, the number of refugees presented a large increase rate of 624% when compared to the past year due to enforced displaced people. Main discharge areas of enforced displaced people are connected with drug crime and activities of illegally armed organizations, and are places of increased armed disputes in the process of occupied territory expansion of illegally armed communities and militia. Undiscriminated attacks were executed on farmers in the process of occupation of illegal crop cultivation sites by illegally armed organization and militia to emit enforced displaced people, who moved to border areas by crossing national borders. Enforced displaced people were restricted to certain areas before the appearance of Uribe administration. However, enforced displaced people not only presented quantitative expansion, but also showed tendency of nationwide expansion after national security policy was pursued. With the closing of the Amazon area, previously the main route of drug trade, activity base of illegally armed organizations was moved to the Pacific region, and Panama border area experienced refugee increase due to the new policy of enforced displaced people. This study aims to understand the actual condition and cause for the increase in refugees in Colombia based on border areas of Venezuela, which is the nation of highest dispersion of Columbian refugees, Panama, which has appeared as a new destination for refugees after the 90s, and Ecuador, which has experienced sudden refugee increase in 2000.

Drug-related crime has increased in spite of visible results of Uribe government's hard-line policies on drug eradication and illegally armed organizations which were pursued under U.S. support, without the accompaniment of quantity change in drug cultivation and trade. Military disputes of left-right illegally armed communities surrounding illegal crop cultivation rights were rather intensified, and the number of refugees was increased through enforced displaced people. The 2005 refugee registration committee RUPD reports that 3,316,862 people, 7.3% of total population, were refugees. In particular, the number of refugees presented a large increase rate of 624% when compared to the past year due to enforced displaced people. Main discharge areas of enforced displaced people are connected with drug crime and activities of illegally armed organizations, and are places of increased armed disputes in the process of occupied territory expansion of illegally armed communities and militia. Undiscriminated attacks were executed on farmers in the process of occupation of illegal crop cultivation sites by illegally armed organization and militia to emit enforced displaced people, who moved to border areas by crossing national borders. Enforced displaced people were restricted to certain areas before the appearance of Uribe administration. However, enforced displaced people not only presented quantitative expansion, but also showed tendency of nationwide expansion after national security policy was pursued. With the closing of the Amazon area, previously the main route of drug trade, activity base of illegally armed organizations was moved to the Pacific region, and Panama border area experienced refugee increase due to the new policy of enforced displaced people. This study aims to understand the actual condition and cause for the increase in refugees in Colombia based on border areas of Venezuela, which is the nation of highest dispersion of Columbian refugees, Panama, which has appeared as a new destination for refugees after the 90s, and Ecuador, which has experienced sudden refugee increase in 2000.

Uribe Administration, Illegally Armed Organization, Armed Disputes, Border Area, Enforced Displaced People.