America Colombia A new UN mission has been sent to the country for this year, consisting in the effective verification of its new rural reform to boost local agriculture, and to check on the progress of the country’s indigenous representation
America Colombia The country has now 100% reopened its shared border with Venezuela, to guarantee the movement of cargo and passengers, as well as promote trade and tourism in the countries, not only by land but also by air and river
America Colombia As the demand for flights has had a sharp increase in the past year, the government announced that it will nearly triple the taxes applied to flight tickets, causing great distress among local airlines as some haven’t still recovered from the 2020 crisis
America Colombia The country has signed an agreement with Ecuador to join forces so they can protect their shared border from organised crime and drug dealing, which includes shared personnel training, combining of certain border laws, and joint border control
America Colombia As part of its pledge to reform the mining sector, the state is creating a national mining company that is planned to shut down its illegal gold trade, offering considerably better prices than the country's informal miners
America Colombia With the renewed post-pandemic awareness of work-life balance, the government has decided to decrease the work day from 8 hours to 7 hours
America Colombia The country’s congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues; starting from 10%, and going all the way up to 20% in 2025
America Colombia With the aim of bringing Colombia's internal armed conflict of almost six decades to an end, Congress has approved a law to allow President Gustavo Petro to seek peace deals with rebels and criminal groups tied to drug trafficking via formal negotiations
America Colombia The country has beaten its own personal record for coca plantations, increasing them by 43% this past year, this being the highest amount in almost two decades of monitoring
America Colombia With 1% of the population owning 81% of the land, the country suffers from one the highest unequal land distribution rates; as a first step to solve this, the country will grant 700.000 hectares of land to 12.000 farmers
America Colombia 10 armed groups, including former members of the FARC group who rejected the government peace deal, have agreed to participate in unilateral ceasefires to dialogue with the government
America Colombia Since electricity rates have risen approximately 30% since last year, the government has introduced a plan to create a new electricity price index that will be used accordingly to reduce electricity rates all over the country