Where did International Cooperation go?

 When we are little, we are taught to never waste food because there are a lot of people that do not have anything to eat, therefore we have to be grateful that we can. Throughout our lives we are always trying to keep up with this rule and avoid throwing food in the trash can, but have you ever considered how much food is wasted from your plate, without you seeing it or doing it yourself?. I am pretty sure many of us have gone to a restaurant and ordered more that we could eat so we just leave it on the plate, which the restaurant is obliged to throw away. In fact, only in the US, restaurants waste around 22 to 33 billion pounds of food per year, especially since 4 to 10% of the food bought by restaurants is being disposed of before reaching its consumer; and hotels, schools and other institutions cause an additional 7 to 11 billion pounds (Food Print, 2021). It may seem obvious that hunger is associated with high poverty levels, but it goes beyond not having enough money to buy f...

As we are all highly aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has risen unemployment levels worldwide. It is no secret that the consequences of this pandemic have been terrible, nevertheless, some countries found a way to lower its impact, while other countries, dare I say like Colombia, used possible money reserves and budget into other unnecessary investments, while its people are having a really hard time. According to DANE (2021), the Statistics Department of Colombia, the unemployment rate in February of 2021 increased 3,7 percentage points compared to the previous year, reaching 15,9% (para. 1). In fact, from the members of the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Colombia was the country that reached the highest level of unemployment, with a 16,13% rate for the year 2020 (OECD, 2021).  Unfortunately, we do not have to see statistics to be aware of how difficult the situation has become. I am thankful to say, I have been one of the few lucky people that ...