$5.3 million allocated to combat drought in northern Colombia
Several government officials met on Thursday to determine the process of an emergency plan to confront severe drought in Colombia’s northern state of Magdalena, local media reported.
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Several government officials met on Thursday to determine the process of an emergency plan to confront severe drought in Colombia’s northern state of Magdalena, local media reported.
An NGO has reported that five civilians were killed and 64 others were wounded by landmines and other explosives in the first half of 2014 in Colombia, local media reported on Thursday.
Bogota’s Mayor Gustavo Petro has spoken out about the discrimination against sex workers in daily tasks such as buying a home while supporting non-discrimination policies in Colombia’s capital, local media reported on Thursday.
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