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#ElSalvador government-led gang crackdown brings lull in extortion+ violence as business owners feel safer + residents savor peace. But at what cost? With Amndré Rentería Context News context.news/socioeconomic-…

1yr ago I got on a bus in São Paulo, beginning a journey I'd waited 5yrs to take: Following asylum seekers from most every country on Earth on its longest migration—to the U.S. This is my book Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 (& hopefully a podcast): The future is now. How we respond is who we are

Openly has been a great success story for Thomson Reuters Foundation and it does really vital work. Congrats to its small but mighty team Hugo Greenhalgh, Lucy L Middleton, Enrique Anarte (he/him), @hayleyw_journo and Sadiya Ansari on their fifth anniversary. ✊🏻

🎂 Our media platform Context News turns 1⃣ today! Grounded in our legacy of world-class journalism, our reporting contextualises how critical issues and events affect people, society and the environment. Here’s what sets our reporting at Context apart. 🧵

As #Guatemalans take to the streets to demand an orderly transition of power for President-elect Arevalo, rural villagers face hunger as extreme weather hits food harvests. context.news/climate-risks/…

#Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve is under threat from cattle ranching + fires. I visited the #nature reserve to speak with farmers about how they are fighting back by planting trees and protecting wildlife context.news/just-transitio… WCS Context Climate

Record no of people are crossing the Darien Gap. In 2023, 400,000+ migrants will make the journey north to the US. Last year, I + photographer Fabio Cuttica walked with migrants in the jungle to hear their stories+ report on the big profits being made.context.news/money-power-pe…

#COP28 has now approved a new UN #climate #LossandDamage Fund - UAE's COP president described it as a "historic decision" that sends "a signal of positive momentum to the world", and encouraged countries to contribute $$ during talks in Dubai - UAE announced $100mln for the fund

For the 1st time, the global law enforcement community is gathering at a UN climate conference COP28 UAE to discuss how to combat the rise of illegal activities that threaten both people and planet What’s at stake for the Amazon rainforest? andré cabette fábio context.news/nature/what-do…

Venezuela-Guyana: Lula should have long since denounced Maduro for his threats against a neighbouring sovereign state, and against Venezuela's opposition. This may be the most important foreign-policy test of his presidency. valor.globo.com/brasil/noticia…

In the US, Texas top court has ruled against a woman’s emergency #abortion under the medical exception. Where else will abortion rights be restricted and expanded in the world in 2024? with David Sherfinski context.news/money-power-pe…

"We have to re-base, revalue the wealth of Africa based on its natural capital. Africa has massive forest land; the Congo Basin provides an environmental good and service in terms of carbon sequestration ... all that must be re-estimated," he told Context in an interview.

⭕️ After a tumultuous 2023 for abortion rights, here's where the major battles are shaping up globally in 2024: context.news/money-power-pe…

#Colombia's Gustavo Petro appears set for another cabinet shake-up, which by my count would be his *12th* since taking office. Lots of rumors swirling about potential replacements in Foreign Affairs, Communications, Labor, and other Ministries. noticiasrcn.com/colombia/petro…

First seen by Context Climate, a new report by the NGO Earthsight has linked clothing giants H&M and Zara to social and environmental crimes in Brazil's Cerrado - a biodiversity hotspot where deforestation is soaring. My latest with andré cabette fábio: context.news/nature/ngo-lin…

Stellar reporting from the Amazon by andré cabette fábio on the villagers who say Brazil's crackdown on illegal mining is destroying their only means for survival context.news/nature/in-lula…

Transitions from authoritarianism to democracy need images like these, they generate momentum and project inevitability. Keep them coming.

Panama's new president Mulino wants to stop migrants travelling through the Darién Gap. Having traversed a stretch of the Darién when I walked alongside migrants in 2022, here's my take on why Mulino's plan has little chance of succeeding. context.news/money-power-pe…

On #WorldHumanitarianDay2024, Context News features an op-ed by the inimitable Sir Mo Farah on his recent trip to Somaliland where he he witnessed families navigating the devastating impacts of climate change and malnutrition. context.news/climate-risks/…

Africa is desperate for mpox vaccines while some developed nations have stockpiles they may never need. Scientists told Kim Harrisberg ✍️🇿🇦📷 and I why it is taking so long to get them to Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak. context.news/socioeconomic-…