Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Sukedhara, Kathmandu, Nepal

Bipul Limbu washes clothes in Sukedhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. Because of a water shortage, Limbu and his family come here at least five times a day to collect water, do laundry and take baths.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Rolando Ovilla arranges flowers for the Festival Maya Zoque Chiapaneca in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Ovilla says the bouquets are for celebrating health and expressing gratitude.

Photo by Adriana Alcázar González

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Nemekhnyam Buyantogtokh peels off the stencil of a book title at a literacy center in Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia. The province’s Artist Association and Book Center built a free library, open to everyone, to encourage reading.

Photo by Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico

Norma Contreras, left, cuts Fernando Flores’ hair during a campaign to donate hair to cancer patients in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico. Flores says he grew his hair for more than two years because he believes donating it is better than just cutting it.

Photo by Avigaí Silva

Aguacatenango, Chiapas, Mexico

Alberta López Bautista, center, lights a candle to honor a late companion at a women’s meeting in Aguacatenango, Chiapas, Mexico. Indigenous women and members of the Center for Women’s Rights gathered to exchange ideas and experiences.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

A hundred people walk along with cyclists to read a statement at the municipal palace in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. The protest was organized after the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) warned that Chiapas was on the verge of civil war due to government inaction.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Lusaka, Zambia

Janet Mwanza, a wedding planner, ties artificial flowers to decorate at a wedding celebration that had been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic in Lusaka, Zambia.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Girls deliver letters to the governor at a government building in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. The province organized a “Powerful Girls” day to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child, when girls learn about their rights, health and self-defense.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Chihuahua, Mexico

Isabella Carrete picks out lights to decorate her house for the holidays in Chihuahua, Mexico. Every year, this tent returns to Avenida de las Américas to sell Christmas lights.

Photo by Lilette A. Contreras

Mexico City, Mexico

Fernando Núñez, left, and Johnny Rivas participate in a cargo bicycle race as part of Bicycle Messengers Appreciation Week in Mexico City. Núñez says it’s important to raise awareness of their work and generate a community among bike messengers.

Photo by Mar García

San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico

Sewage overflows onto the main street in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. In San Francisco, where international tourism is on the rise, permits for residential construction have increased, but drainage infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with development. During the rainy season, drains overflow when their capacity is exceeded, causing contamination and foul odors.

Photo by Maya Piedra

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hernán, who asked that his last name not be shared out of fear of retaliation, hangs a poster to advocate for disappeared people in the Almagro neighborhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The phrase on the poster – “Who is looking for us?” – calls into question the actions of the police and justice system in the search for missing people.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Giikh-Od Odsuren, 4, meets a robot dog at the Information & Communications Technology Exposition in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. With the theme “Digital Nation,” the expo presented new technology products.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Kirumba, DRC

Zawadi Kambale Kasumba, a veterinarian and chicken farmer, feeds hens in Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo. In the Nande community, the largest tribe in the surrounding area, chicken meat is served during special occasions, such as weddings or when guests visit.

Photo by Merveille Kavira Luneghe

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Areli Jaqueline Luna Santiz, 10, peers at Jezabel Berenice Pérez Sánchez as she learns how to make piñatas at the North Zone Cultural Center in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Traditional piñatas, which are typically filled with fruit or small gifts, are commonly used during celebrations in Mexico.

Photo by Adriana Alcázar González

Isabela, Puerto Rico

Elizabeth Moya, right, and Debra Pellot organize donations at the Fundación Lazos de Amor, Inc. (Ties of Love Foundation, Inc.) in Isabela, Puerto Rico. The essential items and supplies are part of a campaign to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021.

Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marcelo Bavutti, right, registers voters and gives them envelopes for ballots while Luis Bringas Campos, an election supervisor, sits next to him at a school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the open primary, voters had to bring pens to sign the form and place their IDs on a tray to avoid contact with poll workers.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Lusaka, Zambia

Francis Lubinda measures a granite stone while designing a tombstone in the central business district of Lusaka, Zambia. Funerals were restricted to limit the spread of the coronavirus, and many families are finding closure by placing tombstones on the graves of loved ones.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Mexico City, Mexico

Abraham Mujica Barrera, a musician, volunteers to cut wood during construction of a public composter at an apartment complex in Mexico City. The project was developed by a community cultural collective that seeks to promote ecological awareness and enhance public spaces. “I believe it’s necessary to begin concerning ourselves more with these issues that involve us all,” Mujica Barrera says. “And the sooner we start to do it the better.”

Photo by Mar García

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

Elías Darinel Vázquez Ballinas reaches for a sunflower at a park in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Vázquez is a member of Plan Bioma, an organization that works with children and teenagers to plant gardens and grow food in the neighborhood.

Photo by Adriana Alcázar González

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Ranjithraj Nishakaran advertises the magazine Siriththiran with a promotion team in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The magazine, which was relaunched in January 2021, was founded in 1963 and circulated for 32 years before its offices were burned down during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Guerrero, Mexico

Delfina Álvarez Moreno, center, a delegate from the Reforma neighborhood in Tlapa de Comonfort participates in a pre-Hispanic ritual in San Miguel el Progreso, Malinaltepec, Guerrero, Mexico. Community leaders surround Álvarez at the event, titled “Women Community Leaders in the Exercising of Our Rights.”

Photo by Avigaí Silva

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

From left, Oldia Louis, Jovany Gerard and Petherson Fleurant, members of the Haitian National Theater dance group, perform during the inauguration of a cultural center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Gerard says that choreography and performances can motivate young people to participate in cultural activities.

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Mexico City, Mexico

Personnel from the Ministry of National Defense raise the flag at Constitution Plaza in Mexico City. The ceremony has taken place every day since 1979, and more than 10 people must carry the flag, which weighs more than 200 kilograms (440 pounds).

Photo by Mar García

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Sukedhara, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico

Aguacatenango, Chiapas, Mexico

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Lusaka, Zambia

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Chihuahua, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Kirumba, DRC

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Isabela, Puerto Rico

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lusaka, Zambia

Mexico City, Mexico

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Guerrero, Mexico

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Mexico City, Mexico