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Pandemic Set Colombia Back Eight Years in Anti-Poverty Fight

  • Men have regained 96% of lost jobs, compared to 81% for women
  • Colombian Finance Minister Restrepo spoke at event in Bogota
Mourners stand beside trees planted with the ashes of victims lost to Covid-19 at the Paramo de Guerrero nature preserve near Cogua, Colombia, on June 27.
Mourners stand beside trees planted with the ashes of victims lost to Covid-19 at the Paramo de Guerrero nature preserve near Cogua, Colombia, on June 27.Photographer: Nathalia Angarita/Bloomberg
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The Covid-19 pandemic wiped out several years of social progress in Colombia, saddling the country with higher levels of financial distress and joblessness, according to the government.  

“We lost 8 years in our fight against unemployment, poverty and inequality,” Finance Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo said Thursday, at an event in Bogota.