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Judi Lynn

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Wed Mar 16, 2016, 04:52 PM Mar 2016

11 children died of starvation in central and east Colombia: Senator

11 children died of starvation in central and east Colombia: Senator
Posted by Stephen Gill on Mar 16, 2016

Following reports of starving children in the north and west of Colombia, 11 indigenous children is the east of the country also recently died from starvation, according to a senator.

Senator Maritza Martinez sent a letter to the director of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare seeking immediate action regarding the grave nutritional crisis in the remote provinces of Vichada and Meta.

“I would ask you to urgently hold a meeting so that in the company of the leaders of these communities we can analyze this serious problem, in order to develop a plan of immediate action to ensure human rights in regard to nutrition,” Martinez wrote.

The senator told to the entity that in the oil-rich municipality of Puerto Gaitan alone, there were two deaths of children belonging to the ethnic group Sikuani. Four children died in the municipality last year, said Martinez.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/11-children-died-starvation-central-east-colombia-senator/#prettyPhoto

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