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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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The EU adopts the fourteenth package of sanctions against Russia for continuing its illegal war against Ukraine, strengt...

The package includes important new energy-related measures related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and measures against ships that sustain Russias war. As far as LNG is concerned, the package prohibits...

EU adopts eighth package of sanctions

introduces into EU law the basis for setting a price cap on the maritime transport of Russian oil to third countries and new restrictions on the maritime transport of crude oil and petroleum products ...

EU: Russia sanctions against individuals and institutions

Freezing of assets and travel restrictions on 1,093 Russian individuals and 80 Russian entities. Among the measures that stand out are: - The assets of sanctioned individuals or entities in the EU are...

EU imposes trade sanctions on Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Among the measures are: - Banned from importing goods from the territory of the EU. - Prohibited to export certain goods and technology. - Prohibited the provision of tourism services.

EU establishes trade sanctions on Crimea and Sevastopol areas

Among the measures are: - Banned from importing goods from the territory of the EU. - Prohibited to export certain goods and technology. - Prohibited the provision of tourism services.

The USA imposes full blocking sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, and Russia’s largest pr...

This action will freeze any of Sberbank’s and Alfa Bank’s assets touching the U.S financial system and prohibit U.S. persons from doing business with them. Sberbank holds nearly one-third of the o...

The USA imposes full blocking sanctions on critical major Russian state-owned enterprises.

This will prohibit any U.S. person from transacting with these entities and freeze any of their assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction, thereby damaging the Kremlin’s ability to use these entities it d...

The USA imposes sanctions on Russian elites and their family members, including sanctions on: President Putin’s relati...

These individuals have enriched themselves at the expense of the Russian people. Some of them are responsible for providing the support necessary to underpin Putin’s war on Ukraine. This action cut...

The USA imposes blocking sanctions on two major Russian financial institutions

The USA will impose full blocking sanctions on two major Russian state-owned financial institutions that provide crucial services, essential to financing the Kremlin and the Russian military (Vnesheco...

The USA through the Secretary of the Treasury determined that any institution in the financial services sector of the Ru...

Over 80% of Russia’s daily foreign exchange transactions globally are in U.S. dollars and roughly half of Russia’s international trade is conducted in dollars. With this action,no Russian financia...

USA: "Test to Treat"

This program supports people to get tested for COVID-19 in one location and—if they test positive and treatments are right for them—receive a prescription from a health care provider and fill that...

EU: Financial sector sanctions that will cut off Russia's access to capital markets.

Second EU package of measures targets 70% of Russia's banking market, but also major state-owned companies, including in the defence field.