As every month, the Victims Unit traveled to the municipality of Mapiripán, one of the most remote places in the department of Meta and where more than 1.000 indigenous people from the Jiw people are settled and who, according to the Constitutional Court for through Auto 173 of 2012, they are at latent risk of extermination.
Therefore, the Unit once again delivered the food packages, which contain rice, pasta, beans, canned, oil, cookies, brown sugar, powdered milk, lentils, chocolate and other hygiene and personal care items.
With each arrival made by the Unit, the more than 206 families of this indigenous community ensure their food every month and provide the necessary nutrients for the growth of the little ones and comprehensive care is guaranteed to these communities that are in a prolonged special emergency, according to Decree Law 4633 of 2011.
For this delivery to be carried out, the Victims Unit must comply with a rigorous biosecurity protocol both when transporting the merchandise and when arriving in the community, guaranteeing that they are not exposed to the health emergency caused by COVID-19, given the high number of families living in the same reservation.
In this regard, Carlos Pardo Alezones, Meta and Llanos director of the Victims Unit, once again highlighted “the great effort made by the entity” to comply with order 173 of 2012, in which urgent measures are adopted in matters of immediate attention and urgent reaction for the protection and prevention of the Jiw people, despite the health emergency that persists.
(End/DSC/CMC/LMY)
