The resident population in Colombia suffers for the first time acute food insecurity, according to the annual report of the Global Network against Food Crises (GNAFC) in collaboration with the FAO and other agencies of the UNwhich highlights that the percentage of the population facing it in Latin America and the Caribbean decreased during 2023. […]
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Colombia: authorities announce agreement to stop environmental crimes in the Amazon
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Prosecutor’s Office of Colombia announced this Friday a collaboration agreement focused on confronting the mafias that commit environmental crimes and deforest the Amazon, informed the person in charge of this portfolio, Susana Muhamad. “We cannot continue allowing these large deforestation operations to continue in the light […]
A “Pablo Escobar” brand? Not in the European Union!
No, “Pablo Escobar” cannot be a registered trademark in the European Union, The court settled this Wednesday, responding to a Puerto Rican company that wanted to use the name of the deceased Colombian drug trafficker to sell various products and services. The General Court of the EU, which is based in Luxembourg, ruled in favor […]
Colombia: the confrontation between Petro and the president of Congress worsens
The confrontation between the Colombian president, Gustavo Petroand the president of the Congress of the Andean country, Iván Name, became more acute this Friday when the head of state told him to close the Senate. The new clash arose after Name adjourned last Monday the Senate plenary session in which the pension reform was going […]
Gustavo Petro announces mediation for “political peace” in Venezuela
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroannounced this Wednesday a medication between the government and the opposition of Venezuela to achieve “political peace” ahead of the presidential elections on July 28, after holding meetings with opponents and his counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas. ”Fundamentally a Colombian intermediation, a Colombian mediation to achieve political peace in Venezuela,” […]
Almost 10 million people will suffer water cuts in Colombia due to drought
Almost 10 million inhabitants of Bogota and some surrounding municipalities will suffer rationing of water starting Thursday due to the low level of the reservoirs due to the drought, authorities in the Colombian capital announced on Monday. We have to “take restrictive measures to guarantee that Bogotá’s water does not run out and is enough […]
Deforestation reaches “historic peak” in Colombia due to armed conflict and El Niño
The deforestation in Colombia and the Amazon skyrocketed in the first quarter of this year with an increase of 40% and reached a “historic peak”as reported this Monday by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad. In the presentation of the balance of Early Deforestation Warnings, the minister said that this figure contrasts […]
The harshest side of tourism in Medellín: Child abuse, sex and drugs
The decision to prohibit the supply and demand of sexual services in a tourist area of Medellin, extraordinary measure that seeks to stop the sexual exploitation, especially of minors, has put on the table the complex reality of a city that in recent years has become attractive to visitors who are after sex and drugs. […]
MIT warns of challenges to diagnose and treat rare diseases in Latin America
Timely diagnosis, access to treatments and legislation are the main challenges to address the rare diseases that Latin American countries face, according to a study carried out in eight countries in the region and published this Wednesday by MIT Technology Review. “We were able to conclude that two countries, Chili and Ecuadorare still in what […]
AMLO to Milei: I still understand how Argentines voted for someone who despises the people
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obradorresponded this Thursday that he still does not understand how Argentina voted for its current president, Javier Mileiwho called him “ignorant” in an interview with CNN en Español. Milei claimed that I am ‘ignorant’ because I called him a ‘conservative faco’. You are right: I still do not […]