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Land grabbing in Sierra Leone — Global Us

March 7, 2025

Paralegals in Sierra Leone are helping communities in land disputes with foreign companies. In Belize, the Garifuna people fear the loss of their cultural identity. And in Austria, ski resorts are catering to skiers with disabilities.

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The "Global Us" show logo is seen between a male head with curly hair (bottom) and a female head (top, pictured upside down) blowing up a blue balloon

Global Us — What connects us all

There are eight billion people on Earth and we are better connected than ever before. How can we make use of that? Global 3000 is now Global Us - because now, more than ever, we need to act together.

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