Contrary to what was outlined in a new law for more even redistribution of oil royalties passed by the Colombian government last year, some towns received as little as US $0.20 compensation.…
Colombian children and teenagers will no longer have to pay tuition for primary and secondary education, President Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday. According to the president, some 8.6 million children…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has pledged to lift one and half million citizens out of extreme poverty over the next three years. ‘We want to lift 350 thousand families,…
New Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro vows to raise taxes for the rich and decree a full ban on carrying weapons as one of many measures to decrease inequality in Colombia’s…
Colombia’s capital city Bogota has experienced a 1.2% drop in poverty rates since 2007, according to the index of Unsatisfied Basic Needs (NBI). Aware of the multidimensional nature of poverty,…
Colombia’s poverty rate has fallen by 10% in eight years, following a Latin American trend, said a United Nations report released Wednesday. The Social Panorama of Latin America, by the Economic…
According to a survey carried out between 2007 and 2011, the percentage of households living in poverty in the Colombian capital Bogota fell by 9.1%. In 2007, the figure was…
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…
The president of Colombia’s National Association of Businessmen (ANDI) has condemned the vice president for criticizing the recent redefinition of poverty and voiced his support for the move, Colombian newspaper El Espectador reported.…