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Mothers Making a Difference

05/12/2008 Fatima Ahmed from Sudan, Yanar Mohammed from Iraq, and Robitalia Moreno D�az and Mar�a del Rosario Moreno D�az from Colombia all link their experience of motherhood to their drive to work for social justice.

Image: A Sudanese woman and her daughter. © Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)

Perspectives Magazine: Gender Matters

Food Crisis Reverses Rise of Middle Class in Latin America

05/08/2008 The global food crisis is unraveling economic advances made in recent years by large sections of the poor working classes of Latin America, reports a U.S.-based ethnic media organization.

Image: Protesting the rising cost of tortillas (made from corn) in Mexico. © Prometeo Lucero [aka Prom] (flickr)

Global Food Crisis: What You Can Do

Topic Guide: Food Security

Country Guide: Mexico

Country Guide: Brazil

Peru's Glaciers Melting Fast

05/01/2008 At least 30 million people's water supply would be affected by the anticipated loss of Andean glaciers which are dwindling ever faster.
From: Living in Peru

Image: Jacabamba Glacier, Peru, in 1980 (left) and 2002 (right) � Lynas