Colombia was elected for the first time as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, receiving 175 votes, marking a historic milestone that allows the country to promote key issues like ethnic rights, environmental protection and drug policy

The new edition of the International Business Matchmaking event organized by ProColombia, bringing together exporters, businesspeople and investors aims at strenghtening commercial relations with Mexico

Colombia is continuing to battle forest fires, with 14 active blazes affecting over 10.000 hectares, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Ungrd), with Tolima being the hardest-hit department

In the past year and a half, over 750 private schools have closed in Colombia due to declining student numbers, driven by a sharp drop in birth rates and worsened by the pandemic, which shifted many students to public schools

Truck drivers protested in Bogotá and other cities against the government's decision to increase diesel prices, which had been frozen for 4 years, warning that the price hike will raise costs, passenger transport fares, and food prices