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Swiss NGOs welcome peace agreement in Colombia

MM - Colombia's government and the FARC guerrillas today reached an agreement on a peace agreement that should put an end to more than 50 years of civil war. The NGOs of the Swiss peace promotion programme "Semillas de Esperanza" welcome the agreement as an important step, but at the same time stress that this is only the beginning.

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Demonstrators in front of the Parlemts building in Rio with a poster with the inscription: Rio 2016 - Os Jogos da Exclusao.

Abuses in Rio 2016 - people defend their rights

With the Children Win campaign, Terre des Hommes has been demanding for years that major sporting events should not have a negative impact on the inhabitants of the host cities. The worst fears have been confirmed for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Civil society is fighting back against these fears.

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Group picture with five young women from Tanzania.

Ebli: Young women defeat poverty by their own efforts

Young, pregnant and on her own: Early pregnancy often leads girls and young women in Tanzania into a hopeless situation. They drop out of school, descend into poverty and lack of prospects. Adela Mazengo could have had a similar fate. A training programme run by Ebli offered her a chance, which she took advantage of.
Catherine Hollinger, Programme Coordinator Tanzania

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Young people stand in the tent in front of the photo box and have their picture taken together.

imagine Festival 2016 - courage to meet!

Another year has passed and the imagine is just around the corner. The young people of the imagine team have come up with a lot of ideas about courage. Of course, we don't want to miss this and offer all festival visitors the opportunity to meet in the photo box and at tschuttiheftli swap meets.

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The main building of the Kairuki Hospital in Dar es Salaam.

The Bulldozer- New President in Tanzania

In October 2015 a new president, John Magufuli, took office in Tanzania. His willingness not only to talk about reforms but also to implement them is demonstrated by many concrete examples. This has earned him the nickname "bulldozer". He is thus sending a strong signal against corruption.
Catherine Hollinger, Programme Coordinator Tanzania

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A man holds up an electronic board named Dilma.

Between impeachment and protest: Brazil in the breaking test

About two weeks ago, the President of the Parliament, Eduardo Cunha, gave the green light: since then the impeachment proceedings against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff have been underway. She is accused of violating tax laws and of presenting beautiful budget figures. Many observers consider the procedure to be a political manoeuvre by the opposition with the aim of deposing the president and her social policy. Civil society actors, such as our partner organisation Centro Sabiá, are lining up alongside the President.
Jonas Vollmer

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Afonso Dhlkama gives a speech through the roof window of a car.

Mozambique before another civil war?

Since 2013, the political situation in Mozambique has come to a head. The two parties Frelimo (Frente de Libertacao de Moçambique) and Renamo (Resistencia Nacional Moçambicana) regularly engaged in armed fighting. The attempted assassination of the Renamo leader in September 2015 further exacerbated the situation. The outcome of this conflict cannot be predicted.
Catherine Hollinger, Programme Coordinator Mozambique

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Women in purple T-shirts hold up white signs. In front of them a banner with the crawl Lifeline.

Silence is not gold

As every year, the international 16 days of action against violence against women begin today. Between 25 November and 10 December, actions and events will take place worldwide to make the taboo subject public. Our South African partner organisation Lifeline also organised a protest march in Pietermaritzburg today.
Hafid Derbal, Programme Officer South Africa and Zimbabwe

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A portrait picture of Chico Mendes and the picture of a tree from which rubber is dripping.

New old diversity - Traditional peoples and communities in Brazil

The legal concept of traditional peoples in Brazil has only been in existence since 2007, and the number of self-declared traditional peoples has increased dramatically since then. With this increase, unresolved questions become more urgent: When is a group considered a traditional people or community and who defines it? These questions will be the subject of this year's meeting "Round Table Brazil 2015" at the end of November.

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A large crowd of people in front of the administration building of Rio Formoso.

Small farmers force the state to obey laws

Members of our partner organisation Centro Sabia from Brazil occupied the municipal administration of Campo Formoso until it committed itself to abide by national law in the future. Until then, local smallholders had been given too little consideration by law when buying food for the state school meals.

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