Area of Colombian coca cultivation drops by 62% in 10 years
The number of hectares of Colombian land used for coca cultivation has dropped by 62% from 402 acres in 2000 to 153 acres in 2010 according to preliminary figures from…
The number of hectares of Colombian land used for coca cultivation has dropped by 62% from 402 acres in 2000 to 153 acres in 2010 according to preliminary figures from…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos will speak with the prime minister of Israel Wednesday in order to discuss the conclusions of his meeting with the president of the Palestinian National…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives for an unofficial visit to Colombia to seek support for his people’s bid to be recognized a state by the United Nations. The trip to…
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…
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will visit Colombia to convince the country to vote in favor of allowing the Palestinians membership to the United Nations, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Thursday.…
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…
Colombia’s Palestinian community spoke out Wednesday against Colombia’s decision to abstain from voting on Palestinian statehood at the United Nations Security Council, arguing that blocking the resolution would be a…
President Juan Manuel Santos defended Colombia’s decision to abstain from voting on Palestinian statehood by asserting that bilateral diplomacy is the “only road” to lasting peace between Israel and the…
September 21 marks the International Day of Peace, celebrated in Colombia and throughout the world as an annual day of non-violence. The International Day of Peace was established in 1981…