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Sri Lankan Monsoon Comes for the Poor
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Solar Energy Provides Hope for Poor Neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires
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Bringing People “Back to Life” in Uganda’s Slums
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Water and Slums Bright Spots in MDGs
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India Scores Low on Environmental Sustainability
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Climate Crisis Exacerbates Urban Inequality in Latin America
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Homeless Camps, a Reflection of Growing Inequality in Chile
On Cerro 18, above the affluent municipality of Lo Barnechea, in the coveted eastern sector of Santiago de Chile with a stunning view of the valley and the Andes Mountains, 300 families live in five...
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Women in Argentine Slum Confront Violence Together
Women gather at the Punto Violeta, a center where different government agencies and social organisations seek to address the gender-based violence suffered by women in the Padre Mugica neighborhood, or...
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Women in Peru’s Poor Urban Areas Combat the Crisis at the Cost of Their...
While cooking on one side of her wooden tin-roofed house, Mercedes Marcahuachi describes her long day's work to meet the needs of her household and of the soup kitchen where she serves 150 daily...
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