Tag: Food Security
War in Ukraine causing surge in poverty in Colombia: UN
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is triggering an increase in poverty in Colombia and the rest...
UN flags Colombia as ‘hunger hotspot’
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that the food security of...
Colombia’s attempts to solve triple coronavirus food crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is causing a triple food crisis in Colombia, with hundreds of thousands...
5 million Colombians suffer from malnutrition: UN
Nearly five million Colombians suffer from malnutrition or are starving, according to the United Nations (UN) on Monday. The sobering figure, which represents about 12% of the Colombian population, came on Monday from the UN’s...
Santos asks G-20 to ‘eliminate distortions’ in food pricing
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos asked the G-20 organization on Tuesday to ‘eliminate distortions’ in food prices and to allow countries that are able to increase food production to do so to avoid food shortages. “There is...
