Efforts to harness the economic potential of women are being hampered: There are only so many hours in the day, and women are already busy tending to their homes and communities.
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Editorial : Bogotá sidewalks and semantics
In theory, there is plenty of sidewalk in this metropolis of 9 million and growing. But a garbage collection crisis and broken bicycle pathways are turning sidewalks into a treacherous obstacle course.
International Day of Forests: The deforestation dilemma
Despite advanced monitoring systems and global initiatives and policies aimed at preserving the world’s rainforests, controversy remains over whether deforestation rates are, in fact, declining.
Opinion: America First? Not So Fast
Donald Trump’s goal to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States seems to ignore the economic realities and business practices that dominate the global economy.
Tackling the refugee crisis can be of virtue and profit
The resilience and tenacity refugees demonstrate in their journey to safety often means they will also make exceptional entrepreneurs.
Biodiversity: Just how big the body count?
There can be no denying that habitat destruction is the main reason why human actions drive species to extinction. Organizations such as SavingSpecies can play a role in helping local conservation efforts.
Editorial: Our ‘Spiral of Silence’
It couldn’t get any stranger than 2016, a year in which “change” swept across the world and Colombia with its peace came out relatively unscathed.
Central America’s gang menace is triggering a humanitarian disaster
Gang-related violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras is driving tens of thousands of people, including unaccompanied children, on perilous journeys to the U.S. border, in search of asylum.
Eyes in the sky: Drones and border supremacy
Drones are increasingly being used for humanitarian purposes around the world, including providing safe voyage for thousands of people who have made the perilous journey to a better life in the West.
Colombia’s La Macarena struggles to move beyond government aid
Towns with little state presence, such as La Macarena, Meta, must fend for their economic prosperity in an era of post-conflict.
Levelling the odds with spokes in Bogotá
Writer Richard McColl offers a tarmac-level perspective of getting around Bogotá on two wheels and the many pitfalls out there for cyclists.
Club before country except if it’s Colombia
Colombia’s national football team restores faith in the game writes Richard McColl and breaks with the rancorous behaviour of English fans.
Bogotá apartment renovation tests limits of sanity, manners
Richard McColl discovers that something as seemingly simple as an apartment renovation can be a big challenge in Bogotá.
Panama Canal expansion to test Colombia’s port infrastructure
Colombia’s ports will need some upgrades in order to remain competitive in the post-Panama Canal expansion economy.
Kim Jong Un’s faulty formula for North Korea
As North Korea works to expand its economy, a growing nuclear program cuts off any benefits at the root.
Facing the global leadership crisis
Without stronger global leadership, the Middle East is unlikely to resolve multiple longstanding conflicts.