Approximately 115,000 Colombian adults and 6,400 Colombian children die of undernourishment each year, the United Nations said. According to the “The State of Food Insecurity in the World,” a publication…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos stated Thursday that a preliminary study indicated a continued decrease of poverty in his country. Santos cited figures from the National Planning Department, saying that…
The elderly population of Colombia who get a pension of around $5,500 and up a month will be taxed 5% in order to subsidise over 65’s in need, reported local…
The Colombian government and the UN will invest a combined total of more than $69 million in a project to alleviate poverty. In an effort to help poverty-stricken communities in…
Almost 30% of Colombia’s indigenous population is living in extreme poverty and the majority of indigenous children is suffering chronic malnutrition, said the United Nations Sunday. According to a report…
The Colombian government hopes to reduce the poverty level by 2% in 2012, reported local media Friday. In the year 2011, there were allegedly over 15 million people living in…
Colombia’s middle class has grown from 15% of the population in 2002 to 28% in 2011, a study by Bogota’s Andes University showed. The study “Social Mobility in Colombia” estimated…
The Colombian government announces plans to invest $170 million to subsidize internet access and computer purchase for the country’s poorest people. More than a million families living in Colombia’s lowest…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed into law Wednesday his plan to give 100,000 houses to the country’s poorest citizens. “This law will give 100,000 families the opportunity to convert…