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Oriximiná: Quilombolas vs the mines 2 — Conservation: double standards

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This is the second of a series of four blog-posts, written for Christian Aid and LAB by distinguished journalists João Peres and Moriti Neto 2....

Brumadinho: a gallery of destruction

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On 25 January 2019 a huge tailings dam at the Feijão iron ore mine, near Brumadinho, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, collapsed suddenly and catastrophically....

Colombia: an election which may determine the fate of peace

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Colombia: an election which will determine the fate of peace By Thomas Mortensen, Colombia Country Manager, Christian Aid As Colombians head to the polls on the...

The Amazon: Covid-19 exploited to get power lines built

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Plans to build a massive EHV 230 kV power line 225 kms long from Óbidos in Pará state across the Amazon river to Parintins...

The Peace Agreement three years on – Afro-Colombian and Indigenous perspectives

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Three years ago, the Colombian government and its armed opponents of fifty years signed a peace agreement that offered a framework for ending violent conflict and...

Haiti: Hope in the season of hurricanes

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Prospéry Raymond, Christian Aid’s country manager for Haiti and the Dominican Republic, reflects on how Haiti is moving on from one disaster and preparing...

Bolivia: land rights victory for Tsimane people

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Even though Bolivia has had a progressive government for more than a decade (one of the last remaining in the region), indigenous rights are...

To end Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

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In November-December 2018 Christian Aid promoted a Month of Awareness of Gender Based Violence, working with its partners in the region, around the International...

Colombia: election result imperils peace

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On Sunday 17th June Colombians headed to the polls to vote for their new President. As of 5.30pm the results pointed to a clear...

Ten Years: an NGO adapts to peace-building in Colombia

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Written by Christian Aid’s Kate Newman and Karen Brock, based on conversations with Pedro Lazaro, Thomas Mortensen and Alejandra Albizu. For more than two decades,...

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