America Colombia The government has officially created an Equality Ministry, solely aimed at the promotion of gender and racial equality across all of the government’s departments and the country’s industries
America Colombia Francia Márquez, Colombia’s current and first black Vice-President, has only worn clothing representing her African heritage since the beginning of her campaign, sparking a new Afrocentric fashion boom among the Latin American population
America Colombia A 7 million euros grant following a treaty signed with Germany will be destined towards biodiversity protection, especially for the Colombian Amazonia
America Colombia The state has officially prohibited the import of all Apple products that have 5G, due to the company lacking a nationally essential patent for this technology
America Colombia President Ivan Duque has announced at the UN Ocean Conference that the country has achieved a 30% protection of its oceans, making Colombia the first to achieve the UN’s 30x30 promise
America Colombia Gustavo Petro has officially been elected as the country’s first ever left-winged president
America Colombia The government established that news outlets distributing fake news about the ongoing elections will be sanctioned
America Colombia A court in Colombia has ordered President Ivan Duque to be fined and placed under house arrest, for allegedly failing to enact measures to protect the Los Nevados national park
America Colombia Due to the fact that 56% of the population aged between 18-64 is obese, the country has established the first publicly funded obesity clinic, being the first clinic of its kind in all of South America
America Colombia The state has become the first in Latin America to legalise medically assisted suicide for those suffering extreme sufferance or incurable diseases
America Colombia The state’s Congress has ruled sport fishing as unconstitutional and declared it as animal abuse, so it will be banned starting from next year
America Colombia The country has removed all restrictive limitations to terrestrially access the state from the Venezuelan border due to the national positive progression of the pandemic and border migration
America Colombia The UN has formally asked the state to explain the outcome of the recent military operation 'Putumayo', aimed at killing FARC leaders, that ended up killing various children and an indigenous leader