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 the country’s Ombudsman’s Office. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo raised the alarm based on statistics…
At least 233 children under five years old died of starvation in Colombia in 2023, according to the country’s Ombudsman’s Office. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo raised the alarm based on statistics…
The number of people in Colombia who lack access to food reached 30% in the last quarter of 2022, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This…
President Gustavo Petro is struggling to find the money that is needed to prevent that millions of Colombia’s poorest families will be left without relief next month. According to Petro,…
The lives of some 16,000 children under five are threatened by malnourishment, contaminated water and government neglect in northern Colombia, according to indigenous and religious organizations. Three protesters on the…
The number of people suffering hunger in Colom bia dropped significantly since it was last surveyed between 2004 and 2006, the United Nations said Monday. According to the “The State…
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office has sued the governor of the country’s poorest province in order to prevent the governor from taking action that would leave 77,700 children without school food.
Indigenous communities in the north of Colombia are calling for help after local authorities revealed that hunger has cost the lives of 276 children living in Colombia’s desolate La Guajira…
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…
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…