Tag: Colombia
Phasing out oil and coal – Colombia goes against the grain
The winner of Colombia’s 2022 election, President Gustavo Petro, had phasing out fossil energy as a central part of his election campaign. Now the country’s left-wing government is fulfilling its…
Colombia banned child marriage – indigenous representatives wanted to continue the old practice | Foreign countries
As many as one million Colombian women have been married before the age of 15. Colombia’s parliament has passed a law banning marriages under the age of 18. There had…
COP16 biodiversity ends in Cali, failure of negotiations on financing
The COP16 biodiversity ended on Saturday November 2 in Cali, failing to obtain an agreement on the financing of the roadmap that humanity has set to stop the destruction of…
The closing session of the UN nature meeting stretched by an hour | News in brief
The Finnish delegation at the meeting was led by the Minister of Environment and Climate Kai Mykkänen (chairman). The UN COP16 nature conference organized in Cali, Colombia has stretched into…
what role for the European Union?
In Cali, Colombia, discussions between the more than 190 countries gathered for COP16 Biodiversity are getting tough, although they are supposed to end this Friday, November 1. The irritating subjects…
six heads of state at the discussion table, but not those of rich countries
Reducing subsidies harmful to nature, one of the important challenges of COP16 biodiversity This is one of the objectives that the countries of the world have set for themselves to…
a first week awaiting commitments for biodiversity
In Colombia, COP16 biodiversity is entering its second week in Cali. Representatives from more than 190 countries are taking a first step together, two years after the historic agreement concluded…
Colombia, the largest cocaine-producing country, doubled its production in the year | News in brief
Colombia’s cocaine production has reached record levels. An organization under the United Nations, according to UNODC production volumes doubled during the year. The world’s largest cocaine-producing and exporting country produced…
historic record for cocaine production in 2023
Cocaine production exploded in 2023 in Colombia, reaching a new all-time high with an increase of 53%, according to a joint report from the Colombian government and the UN drug…
Carnet d’Argentine, three films by women, three films of resistance
The Panorama of Colombian Cinema continues its course with its various proposals, including a parallel section devoted this year to Argentine cinema. Shown support from the association El Perro que…