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The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.

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Crisis in Kenya

A photo in today’s New York Times with an accompanying article shows a pained, elderly woman in the Turkana region of Kenya. Too weak and sick to feed or drink herself, water is being poured into her mouth from a red canteen. Her face is filled with desperation.

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Global Hunger and Your Bananas

It’s 9am and you’ve just had your breakfast. A banana. A bowl of cereal. A cup of coffee. No matter what you’ve eaten, your breakfast has just endured a long journey from its source to you. Consider for a moment where your breakfast came from. Trace it back to its origin—from a shelf in a …

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