‘We need help;’ north Colombia children starving to death
‘We need help;’ north Colombia children starving to death
Apr 1, 2014 posted by Larisa Sioneriu
Indigenous communities in the north of Colombia are calling for help after local authorities revealed that hunger has cost the lives of 276 children living in Colombia’s desolate La Guajira peninsula in the north in the past six years, local authorities said.
The majority of the children who died as a result of malnutrition are indigenous, a local Wayuu leader told Colombia Reports.
Colombia’s northern state of La Guajira, also bordering Venezuela, is home to one of the largest Colombian indigenous populations. It is also one of the most affected regions regarding food supply. This is due to factors such as lack of food and water, geography, access difficulties in the region and Venezuela’s recent restriction of movement of food to Colombia.
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Radio station Caracol reported last week that 3,000 children from the Guajira state have died in the past 6 years. Of these child deaths, 276 were attributed to starvation.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/276-children-died-starvation-past-6-years-colombias-northern-region-la-guajira/
