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Guachochi, Sep 11 (EFE).- In the impoverished Sierra Tarahumara region of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, many children and young people were on the verge of dropping out of school during the pandemic due to lack of resources just like around 250,000 children in Mexico, according to recent report, making it easier for them to be attracted to drug trafficking.For a year and a half -from March 2020 until the end of August- Mexico kept schools closed and long-distance classes were offered -through television, radio and internet- to more than 33 million students of all levels. (Camera: RAUL MORALES).B-ROLL OF MEXICAN STUDENTS LEARNING AT SCHOOL IN GUACHOCHI, CHIHUAHUA STATE, MEXICO.
Grigny (France), Feb 26 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Martí Rodríguez/Mohammed Adra) Almost a year after the pandemic outbreak, Grigny, the poorest city on the Parisian periphery, is experiencing a worsening of its social drama with more young people needing help from a food bank.FOOTAGE OF GRIGNY NEIGHBORHOODS AND NGO "RESTOS DU COEUR" SOUNDBITES OF PHILIPPE RIO, MAYOR OF GRIGNY, AND ZINEB MEDIOUNI, UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTRIO:1. "Poverty here affects childhood first. Almost 11.50% of the inhabitants are under 30 years of age. We are a city of the world, a host city that must confront the pandemic of poverty, which already existed, but which it is developed together with the covid ".2. "It is unjust, immoral and dangerous that there are pockets of misery in the richest region of Europe, Île de France."3. "We are the youth of France in the suburbs. But this country cannot only be happy with our youth for people like Kylian Mbappé (a native of the city of Bondy), who is a footballer. That is fine. But France must reconcile with its popular areas ”. MEDIOUNI:4. "I am an indocumented person. Ido not have a job, I do not earn anything. I thank the Resto du Coeur because it has helped me a lot. There are people who are not even lucky enough to be helped or anyone who speaks for them. Look at the social shelters like the one I live in ”.5. "I have been in France for three years, without papers. I wait my turn, I'm fine, but there are people, even with papers, who have nothing. I have a warm place to sleep, if it rains I don't get wet, my children are healthy, so am I. I'm not asking for anything else. The papers will arrive one day or another. "
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes hands over the keys of the Brazilian city to the Rei Momo - king of the carnival - marking the start of the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. IMAGES
Jakarta, Oct 15 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia continues to loosen measures imposed by the coronavirus pandemic on Friday and in the capital, Jakarta, and mass gatherings were already allowed in mosques for Friday prayers.According to the government, Indonesia recorded as the country with the best COVID-19 recovery index among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members as COVID-19 restrictions has been eased in most part of the country. (Camera: MAST IRHAM). SHOT LIST: MUSLIMS PRAY SPACE APART TO MAINTAIN IN PHYSICAL DISTANCING DURING A FRIDAY PRAYER AMID THE EASE OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AT ISTINGLAL GRAND MOSQUE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
La Paz, Oct 14 (EFE).- Municipal budgets for investments in gender equality and equity in Bolivia were reduced in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a decrease of 22.5 percent compared to the previous year, according to a study presented Thursday in the Bolivian capital.The data is reflected in the Investment Ranking for Gender Equality and Equity (IIEG) collected by the Gregoria Apaza Women's Promotion Center, the Colectivo Rebeldía, the Women's Coordinator, the Integral Women's Training Institute and Oxfam with funding of the Government of Canada. (Camera: GINA BALDIVIESO).B-ROLL OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE INVESTMENT RANKING FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY (IIEG) DATA IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.