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The pandemic's devastating impact on poverty in Colombia
Apr 7, 2021 · The coronavirus pandemic made Colombia’s poverty rate one of the highest in South America, according to the United Nations.. The UN’s Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) estimated that by the end of last year 37.5% of Colombia’s population lived below the poverty line, making it the country with …
Poverty and inequality - Colombia Reports
Sep 25, 2023 · Poverty in Colombia decreased in last year after a major surge caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.. Colombia’s poverty rate. Colombia poverty rate dropped slightly in 2022, the statistics agency DANE said in its annual report. According to the DANE, almost 19 million people lived off less than $97,94 (COP396,864) per month last year.
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Latest news from Colombia. Colombia wants to supports farmers after expelling guerrillas from coca-crowing region
Colombia’s government and ELN guerrillas seek resumption of …
Oct 10, 2024 · Colombia’s government agreed to a meeting with ELN guerrillas to seek a possible resumption of peace talks that were suspended last month. In a statement, the government’s peace talks delegates said that they “accept the invitation to hold a meeting” and “retake our dialogue in search of the acts of peace demanded by Colombian society
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Colombia allocates $382M to climate disaster relief. November 13, 2024. Colombia’s government has allocated $382 million (COP1.7 trillion) to respond to multiple disasters caused by what the government calls a “climate collapse.”. President Gustavo Petro declared a …
Drug trafficking in Colombia - Colombia Reports
Jan 12, 2023 · Colombia’s drug trade. by Colombia Reports January 12, 2023. Some 4% of the world’s population, some 300 million people, has consumed cocaine in their life. Colombia produced an estimated 70% of the cocaine consumed over the past year. In 2018, 18.1 million people used the illicit drug worldwide, consuming almost 2,000 tons of cocaine that ...
One of Colombia's top publications suspends reporting on drug ...
Oct 10, 2024 · One of Colombia’s best online publications, Voragine, said Thursday that it will suspend reporting on paramilitary groups and drug trafficking because of “situations that compromise our security.”. The decision implies the silencing of one of the most renowned investigative journalism websites on some of the most important issues in Colombia.
Provinces / Departments - Colombia Reports
Aug 24, 2019 · Socio-economic and public security statistics on Colombia's 32 provinces, or departments as they are called.
Weekly news update - Colombia Reports
Weekly news update - Colombia News | Colombia Reports. US claims it financed Colombia’s purchase of Israeli... Former presidents of Colombia’s congress formally accused of... Colombia’s military eliminates joint task forces. Former president maintains control over Colombia’s Liberal Party. UN Security Council extends monitoring of ...