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The sun beats down on the fertile fields of Bolívar, Colombia, where lush green valleys stretch towards the distant Andes mountains. It’s a picture of idyllic rural life, but beneath the surface lies a complex and painful past. For decades, this region was ravaged by armed conflict, leaving communities shattered and livelihoods destroyed. Saray Zúñiga,…
Greenpeace Brazil conducted an aerial survey in southern Amazonas and northern Rondônia to monitor deforestation and fires in July 2024. Credit: Marizilda Cruppe / Greenpeace by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, September 20, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) – This year has been the worst for the Amazon rainforest in almost two…
Farmer Crescencio Hernández checks seedlings in his chinampa in the San Gregorio Atlapulco collective land, in the Xochimilco municipality, in the south of the extensive metropolitan area of Mexico City. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (san gregorio atlapulco, mexico) Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Inter Press Service SAN GREGORIO ATLAPULCO, Mexico, Sep 18 (IPS)…
Students interact with ECW’s Executive Director, Yasmine Sherif, as they participate in an art therapy session at an ECW-supported school in Kyiv, Ukraine. In partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and Caritas Ukraine, the school offers vital mental health and psychosocial support. Credit: ECW by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS,…
Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, addresses the media and the community at the site of the Mullivaikal massacre. She says justice is overdue for the families of those killed and disappeared during the Sri Lankan civil war. Credit: Johan Mikaelsson/IPS by Johan Mikaelsson (mullivaikal, sri lanka) Monday, September 16, 2024 Inter Press Service MULLIVAIKAL,…