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Political: Colombia was close to legalizing abortion. Instead, a top court kept restrictions in place
Source: The Washington Post, Date: 3/03/2020
On 2006, Colombian constitutional court ruled abortion was legal in three specific cases: pregnancy resulted from violation, a risk to the mother's life, or fetus malformation. However, pro-choice activists argue that poor women find too many barriers to access legal abortion, hence they risk their lives using illegal abortion clinics. Therefore, legal abortion reduces inequality between poor and middle-class women. Colombian pro-choice activists received a boost when the president announced he intends to issue a bill to legalize abortion. Pro-choice activists hoped that the Colombian Constitutional court would rule to legalise abortion in the country, but the legalisation of abortion was one vote short to be ruled.
Economic: UPDATE 1-Colombia tries to calm coronavirus fears, market skeptical
Source: Reuters, 9/03/2020
Colombia's government and central back stated on Monday that Colombia's economy can withstand the coronavirus' impact on the global economy. The finance ministry stated that the fundamentals of the Colombian economy are still solid and will absorb the described external shocks without severe trauma to financial activity and stability. However, analysts disagree with the government's statement. Crude is the main Colombian export and source of foreign exchange, so after Monday's 10% fall on oil price, the Colombian peso lost 6.29% of its value. Therefore, it is plausible that the Coronavirus impact over the economy could lead the Country to miss the fiscal deficit target of 2.2% of GDP, leading to a credit rating downgrade.
Social: Colombia Is Dealing With a Terrifying Refugee Crisis. Will Wealthy Nations Step Up to Help?
Source: The New York Times, 03/10/2020
More than 5 million people have fled Venezuela in the past 15 years, the largest refugee crisis in Latin America in recorded history. Venezuelans refugees reaching Colombia are in dire poverty conditions, fleeing from violence as well as from hunger, disease and lack of basic necessities, making Colombia one of the largest receivers of Venezuelan migrants. Therefore, Colombia is the country that has received the heaviest burden, with thousands of people crossing its border each day. To attend the crisis, the country is by its own means, and the money simply is not enough. Roughly, each Venezuelan refugee has received about $125. Given the size of the crisis, wealthy nations should do more than they are doing to support Colombia and Venezuelans refugees to overcome this crisis.
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