From the Field: The secret life of Venezuelan migrants in Curaçao

A Venezuelan woman has been talking about how she made a perilous journey across the Caribbean Sea to the tourist island of Curaçao and how she is now forced to live a secretive existence due to her illegal status. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/08/1139812
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From the Field: The secret life of Venezuelan migrants in Curaçao
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Food Heroes: Ethiopian avocado farmer’s ‘transformational’ crop

16 Oct 2021

An Ethiopian farmer has been talking about how avocados have transformed the lives of not just his family but also of people living in his community.

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First Person: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’

12 Mar 2022

Maya Aktar, a garment worker from Bangladesh, represents other migrants employed in the sector, in Jordan. She explains how she became involved in the union movement, and the positive difference this has made to the lives of her members.

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First Person: Learning a recipe for freedom in Nigeria

31 May 2021

When Nigerian Blessing Ojukwu became pregnant after she was raped, her family disowned her. She was forced to live with her abuser, who continued to attack her. Now, a UN-backed initiative is giving her, and others in similar situations, a chance to become financially independent, and start new lives.