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Youth photo winner: corruption, toxic waste and the power of photography

21 November 2013 in Accountability, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Europe and Central Asia, Events, People power, Poverty and development, Water, Young people

Just one image can tell a story, says Sony Ramany, winner of our 20th anniversary youth photo competition – and these stories have the power to spark real change. “We need to show images of suffering and hardships,” he says, “so that people can see the truth”. A photographer from one of Bangladesh’s leading English-language newspapers, […]

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World Water Day 2013: Together we can do more

22 March 2013 in Water

Today is World Water Day. “Sin agua no hay vida” – “There is no life without water“ – so says Daniel, a minor yet important character in the movie Even the rain, a movie from 2010 about the water war in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He is right: water is life. Water is a human right. But […]

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World water day and corruption in pictures

22 March 2012 in Poverty and development, Water

Today is World Water Day, a day that is held annually on the 22nd of March to focus attention on critical issues linked to the water sector. Every year a different work area of the UN is put in focus and this year, the UN and the FAO are highlighting the critical link between water and […]

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