Trekking to Colombia’s melting glaciers on the ‘Climate Change Trail’
El Cocuy National Natural Park, Colombia — “We have to walk a bit further each time we come up here,” says Wilson Blanco, leading us...
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Trekking to Colombia’s melting glaciers on the ‘Climate Change Trail’
El Cocuy National Natural Park, Colombia — “We have to walk a bit further each time we come up here,” says Wilson Blanco, leading us...
USAID withdrawal hits Colombia’s most vulnerable
Quibdó, Colombia – USAID cuts threaten to undermine development goals and the peace process in Colombia’s least developed region, say government officials, NGO workers and...
Can Colombia avert US drug de-certification?
Bogotá, Colombia – Colombia has won its key proposal to ease the war on drugs on the world stage – but victory could be short...
The Ángel Law: How Colombia is cracking down on animal cruelty
The Association for Protection of Animals Mi Mejor Amigo (My Best Friend) NGO took to social media on October 12, 2021 to denounce the brutal...
More violence in Colombia’s troubled Cauca region following release of detained security forces
Bogotá, Colombia – A military convoy heading into the Cañon de del Micay was attacked late on Tuesday near the town of Balboa, Cauca, in...
A gang truce in Colombia’s poorest city drastically cut homicide rates, but can it hold?
Quibdó, Colombia – A truce signed between three gangs in December reduced homicide rates in Quibdó, the capital of Colombia’s impoverished Chocó region, by 56%,...
At least seven killed on Sunday in renewed clashes in Colombia’s Catatumbo region
Bogotá, Colombia – The conflict in Colombia’s northeast Catatumbo region flared up over the weekend with new confrontations between armed groups leaving at least seven...
Mass detention of security forces puts spotlight on Colombia’s troubled Cauca region
Bogotá, Colombia – The detention of 29 police and one army soldier after riots in El Plateado, Cauca, have sparked a fresh crisis in this...
Prison Fellowship Colombia uses restorative justice to keep youth away from crime in Medellín
Medellín, Colombia – Colombia’s second largest city, Medellín, has come a long way since the early 1990s when it was dubbed the world’s murder capital. ...
