major social problems of colombia
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Major Social Problems of COLOMBIA. IDPs/Refugees. Internally Displaced People-IDP. An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Major Social Problems of COLOMBIA
IDPs/Refugees
Internally Displaced People-IDP An internally displaced person (IDP)
is someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders.
threats, fear, massacres, killings, battles, disappearances, armed attacks and torture, most native Colombians are forced to leave and have to survive under dire circumstances
At least 2.5 million internally displaced persons, half of whom are under the age of 18
The second highest population of IDPs after Sudan.
Most of them do not want to define themselves as displaced due to the constant fear of further persecution and discrimination or to secure their access of employment, education and health
IDPs Access to Rights
IDP the highest level of displacement took place in
2002 since 1985. With a 20% increase from 2001, approximately
412,500 people were forced to flee in 2002. Between 2002 and2003, about 292,000
Colombians had become IDPs. In 2010, 280,000 people were newly displaced
and create an estimated total of 5.2 million IDPs up to December 2010.
This cumulative figure amounts to almost 12 % of the national population
Refugees Between 175,000 and 220,000
Colombians were living as refugees or in refugee-like circumstances.
Registered vs. Estimated Estimated Number of Refugees; Formally Registered Refugees; 75,000 in Ecuador; 9,000 in Ecuador50,000 to 75,000 in Venezuela 1,000 in Venezuela20,000 to 50,000 in Costa Rica 7,500 in Costa Rica20,000 in Panama 1,000 in Panama
Health
Health Total expenditures on health
constituted 5.6 % of gross domestic product in 2005 and increased to 6.4% in 2009
Urban cities like Bogota, Medellin and Cali have almost 95% of coverage
Rural areas have close to 60%. Estimated 20 million people who
do not have access to the health care
Health Care System Two major plans;1. Subsidized Health Plan. Strata 1 to
2 , government pay for it2. Contributory Health Plan; Strata 3
to 6 pay for their plan
Impact of Armed Conflict Inadequate health expenditure Blockage of humanitarian supply Frequent attacks on the Medical
Mission Children suffer from serious
diseases and child dead becomes unavoidable
Spread of transmissible diseases like HIV/AIDS.
EDUCATION
Education Primary Education; 6-11 ages Secondary Education; 11-17 ages Higher Education; 17-aboveages
Primary vs. Secondary
School Enrollment
Armed Conflict IMPACT Child recruitment Economic shocks to households Life expectancy School Quality