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We Need More Women on the Frontlines of the War on Hunger
By Alia Afshar-Gandhi and Kirsten Weeks
Source: DAI
In developing countries, something is missing in the war on hunger: an equal voice for women.
The Power of Cocoa: Preserving Peace - And An Indigenous Tribe - in Colombia
Date: 17 January 2017
Source: The Huffington Post
that an agreement has been reached between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the current generation of Colombian youth will have a chance to see something they’ve never fully experienced before - peace.
FEATURE-Kenyan women step up fight for land destined for coal mine
By: Shadrack Kavilu and Justus Wanzala
Date: 17 January 2017
Source: Reuters
When the Kenyan government announced five years ago that coal deposits had been found in the Mui Basin, a land of rolling hills and pristine forests east of Nairobi, local farmers hoped the discovery would help transform their livelihoods.
The forests won’t forget: A struggle for land in Ramnagar
By: Kavita Upadhyay
Date: 17 January 2017
Source: The Hindu
People say the Congress has gone back on its promise to assign land rights.
Patagonia, Black Diamond take on Utah officials over public land rights
Date: 14 January 2017
Source: The Guardian
The outdoor industry is leading the fight to protect America’s public lands from being developed for gas and oil.
Community Volunteers Help Tanzanian Widows Access Land Rights
By: Kizito Makoye Shigela
Date: 12 January 2017
Source: IDN - InDepthNews
Kiyowela village in Tanzania’s southern highlands, every widow has a story to tell about how community volunteers have helped them solve property disputes with their relatives.
Colombia / Asesinan en Colombia a otro dirigente indígena: Olmedo Pito García, de Marcha Patriótica
Fecha: 11 enero 2017
Fuente: Resumen Latinoamericano
Olmedo Pito García, miembro del Movimiento Político y Social Marcha Patriótica en Cauca, fue asesinado el pasado 6 de enero.
El movimiento indígena de Los Sin Tierra denunció el asesinato de uno de sus miembros y líder del movimiento Marcha Patriótica en el Cauca, departamento ubicado en el suroccidente de Colombia.