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- 1Film brings UN report to life in Xochimilco▼‘He felt heard’: How a film brought a UN report to life in Xochimilco
A new film documenting life in Xochimilco, Mexico, has given residents of the historic canal district a chance to respond directly to a United Nations report, with participants saying they felt genuinely heard in the process. The project translates the findings of the UN report into personal stories from the community, drawing attention to the area's environmental and social challenges.
- 2Can a new canal revive an economic backwater?●Reporter’s notebook: can a canal connection give a lift to economic backwater?
A reporter's notebook examines whether a canal connection can lift a poor, economically stagnant region. The piece weighs the promise of improved shipping links and investment against doubts about whether infrastructure alone can transform a local economy that has long lagged behind the rest of the country.