At least 233 children died of hunger in Colombia in 2023
At least 233 children under five years old died of starvation in Colombia in 2023, according to...
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Food insecurity in Colombia more than doubled in 2022: UN
The number of people in Colombia who lack access to food reached 30% in the last quarter of 2022,...
Colombia struggling to prevent hunger crisis
President Gustavo Petro is struggling to find the money that is needed to prevent that millions of...
Children in northern Colombia dying of hunger, thirst and government neglect
The lives of some 16,000 children under five are threatened by malnourishment, contaminated water...
Colombia drastically reduced hunger in past 15 years: UN
The number of people suffering hunger in Colom bia dropped significantly since it was last...
78 thousand children in Colombia’s poorest region left without school food
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office has sued the governor of the country’s poorest...
‘We need help;’ north Colombia children starving to death
Indigenous communities in the north of Colombia are calling for help after local authorities...
40% of indigenous people in Colombia suffer malnutrition
Of the 1,383,000 indigenous people in Colombia, at least 55,000 are facing food shortages, local media reported Sunday. According to Gabriel Muyuy Jacanamejoy, the director of the Presidential Program for Indigenous Affairs, the...
Govt slammed over failure to help starving indigenous children
A Colombian congresswoman has criticized the Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) following a report by La Semana into indigenous children dying of starvation in central Colombia. The La Semana report detailed how infant mortality...
