continue the deaths due to malnutrition in the department of La Guajiraespecially in indigenous communities, where Wayúu children They lack food and drinking waterwhere on several occasions it has been denounced that the water consumed in the ranches is the same from which the animals are hydrated.
In the community’Jamucherru‘ corregimiento of Irraipa, in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Uribia in Alta Guajiraa child under two years of age died, identified as Jarimar Katiusca Ipuana Pushaina, due to possible health complications associated with malnutrition.
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This death was confirmed by the pediatrician and Special Manager of the Shock Plan, Luis Gómez Pimientawho stated that this is due to abandonment of the state.
The NGO Wayúu Nation Through a statement, he informed that as Human Rights they will be accompanying the Traditional Authority, Alexander Jaramillo Pushainato present the respective criminal and disciplinary complaints in the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation and the Attorney General’s Office.
“We will be accompanying the girl’s parents to file criminal and disciplinary complaints at the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation and the Attorney General’s Office, against the Regional Director of La Guajira, Yaneris Cotes, for the possible crimes of prevarication, since on repeated occasions this address has been asked to urgently begin the care of children in the community,” the statement read.
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Due to this case the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) Guajira sectionit was pronounced and reported that the girl was not linked to any program with this entity.
“As soon as we found out, we communicated with the leaders and authorities of the area, and unfortunately the girl was not involved in any of the ICBF programs, for which reason a comprehensive intervention will be carried out in the coming days with an active search unit and a mobile unit in the ‘Jamucherru’ community and its surroundings”, he reported.
It is noteworthy that in As of this 2023, 20 cases of deaths due to malnutrition have been reported in La Guajirabeing this the last case of the month of March.
