Dignity & Strength for Venezuelan Refugees & Migrants in Colombia
Large numbers of people are bypassing immigration controls as they exit Venezuela. Credit: Tomer Urwicz
CÚCUTA, Colombia, Jun 13 2019 (IPS) – Not long ago, 15-year-old Nelsmar attended a middle-class school in central Venezuela. That was before her family was uprooted by the economic and humanitarian crisis in her country, which has pushed nearly 3.9 million persons to migrate or flee, according to of the Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela.
Nelsmar’s family made the move over a year ago. They walked for eight days, and spent the rest of the journey traveling by bus, before reaching the border with Colombia. When they arrived in the b…
Water Governance and Data Collection is Key to Reach Development Goals
Lack of access to safe drinking water is still not a possibility for millions and this has only been further complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. Manipadma Jena/IPS
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 22 2021 (IPS) – Prioritising water governance and ensuring data collection and investment in groundwater use around the world are some of the key issues that need to be addressed with regards to achieving development goals.
“If we do not make water governance a priority, we do feel and state that we…