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A plea for help and peace, from Colombia’s communities to the UN Security Council
The small plane bobbed through the clouds as my Peruvian colleague and I looked out onto the green mountains of Colombia below. It was...
Investment guide for the automotive sector in Colombia
Guide for Investors: Colombian Automotive Industry has been published by ProColombia, the Colombian government’s agency charged with promoting domestic and foreign investments and exports,...
Do Not Forget the Wayuu Nation: A Forgotten Nation on the Periphery of Humanitarian Aid
The international aid community must use the occasion of World Refugee Day to start fielding the urgent needs of indigenous migrants. We must direct...
Global OECD welcomes Colombia as its 37th Member
Today Colombia has formally become an OECD Member, the 37th country to do so in the Organisation’s near 60-year history.
Colombia has now completed its...
Culture Vulture Alert: La Candelaria, the Historic Heart of Bogota
The capital of Colombia counts 20 localities,
from Antonio Nariño (#15) to Usme (#5). While comparisons are tricky and
inevitably a matter of taste, there is...
Colombia Promotes Territorial Development with World Bank Support
The World Bank Board of
Directors approved a US$400 million loan today to support Colombian government
efforts in regional planning, resource allocation and the coordination and
prioritization...
One City, Two Styles: The Architecture and Design of Four Seasons Hotels Bogota
There are two sides to Four Seasonsin the capital of Colombia:
One classic, the other contemporary. How to tell them apart? Just take a look
around.
Four...
Colombia: ‘Staggering number’ of human rights defenders killed in 2019
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is “deeply troubled by the staggering
number of human rights defenders killed in Colombia” last year, its
spokesperson said on...
Colombia to host 2020 World Environment Day on biodiversity
On the eve of a critical year for environmental
decision-making, Colombia, Germany and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today
announced that Colombia will host World Environment Day...
Colombia must boost digital transformation and take further steps to ensure benefits are shared by all
Colombia has taken important actions in recent years
to foster digital transformation, but more needs to be done to ensure that the
opportunities and benefits of...