Colombia was awarded its best ranking yet in the United Nations’ 2011 Human Development Index, but is also recognized for its exceptional inequality. Overall, Colombia ranked 87 out of 187 on the 2011 Human Development...
Representatives of rural communities have called for the formation of a “great, popular social movement” to demand rural reform in Colombia following the four-day Congress on Land, Territory and Sovereignty. Over 15,000 people...
Colombia’s tax office has threw its weight behind land reform Thursday by supporting proposals for taxes on the country’s nearly 40 million acres of unproductive land. The director of the Dian, Juan Ricardo Ortega, said...
A leading United Nations Development Program (UNDP) figure has called for the government to change its economic focus from big business to the public good to reform rural Colombia. On Wednesday, Absalon Machado handed the UNDP...
Colombian singer Santiago Cruz was named Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The Latin Grammy winner was appointed by the UNDP representative in Colombia, Bruno Moro, on Wednesday, the...
Colombia ranks 79th in the UNDP Human Development Index, lower than neighboring nations Venezuela and Ecuador. The Human Development Index (HDI) is part of a report that measures inequality, gender inequality and poverty. Chile...
