Six months after catastrophic floods devastated one-third of Pakistan, a large number of people have no alternative but to use and drink potentially disease-ridden water. Tens of thousands of impoverished, hungry children are fighting a losing battle against acute malnutrition and water-borne diseases, says UNICEF

Thousands of people in US cities have been left without access to clean water. Communities say institutional racism is to blame

The city of Jackson, Mississippi needs billions to fix its chronically broken water system. As residents enter day four of the water crisis, locals tire of temporary solutions

Activists say city is “model for urban destruction” thanks to big banks and billionaire capitalists like those who attend the WEF

The resolution does not reflect the reality of millions of Brazilians; perspectives are bleak with passing of new laws

The unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of hunger have forced millions of Peruvians to venture out and risk infection

Melanie Yazzie from The Red Nation spoke to us about the how the current COVID-19 crisis in Navajo Nation has been exacerbated by the settler-colonialist conditions under which the people live.

We talk to Brandon Benallie from the Red Nation about the situation in Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We also look at the struggles and demands of the Peruvian people as they deal with the pandemic and the lifting of the lockdown in Wuhan.

The government led by President Martín Vizcarra has taken measures that heed social distancing, but has completely disregarded the water criss in the country, which is fundamental in avoiding contagion of the novel coronavirus

The province of Mendoza has been suffering from water crisis for more than 11 years and mining activities would be further aggravate the crisis

The national police beat demonstrators, dragged them off the road and arrested 17 protesters