The United States government announced on Thursday, April 8, 2021, which will allocate about 10 million dollars to support Colombia's economic reactivation and to support "vulnerable populations" that have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.

The US ambassador.UU.In Bogotá, Philip Goldberg, said that the objective of this support, provided through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is to support "the economic reactivation in Colombia by increasing the income of vulnerable populations impacted by thepandemic".

It also intends to strengthen "small and medium enterprises so that they can create jobs and be better prepared for future impacts"."We are proud to support Colombia to address urgent and long -term impacts caused by pandemic," said the diplomat.

Support social and economic recovery from Colombia

The money will be destined for the "Reactivaccui" alliance, promoted by USAID and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)."I see how Usaid's support and this UNDP support," said Colombian president, Iván Duque, during the launch of the program in an act at the Nariño House, headquarters of the Executive.

The idea of the "Reactivaccua" program is to support Colombia's social and economic recovery in the next two years through the generation of medium and long term employment and with the strengthening of small and medium enterprises.

"This contribution and these contributions will be so that the design of public policies allows us, in the midst of adversities, not to give up any objective of the United Nations 2030 Agend.Among the beneficiaries of the project are informal workers, women victims of conflict or gender violence, unemployed youth, indigenous communities and migrants.MS (EFE/WEEK.com)