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Anastasia Moloney

Anastasia Moloney

Based in Bogota, Anastasia Moloney is the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Latin America and Caribbean correspondent. She reports on humanitarian affairs from across the region, and the impact of natural disasters and conflicts on local communities. She also covers good governance and women's rights issues, particularly reproductive rights, for TrustLaw, the foundation's legal news service. Moloney specializes in news about the humanitarian impact of Colombia’s nearly 50-year conflict, of which displacement is a key consequence. She also focuses on foreign donor aid to Haiti and the reconstruction effort in the Caribbean nation following the massive 2010 earthquake. Prior to joining the Thomson Reuters Foundation in 2009, Moloney was a freelance journalist covering political, social and business news from the Andean region for the Financial Times, and other British media and publications in the U.S. She has lived in Colombia since 2002.

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UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award Laureate 2020, Mayerlin Vergara (left), in Riohacha, Colombia. | Courtesy UNHCR/Nicolo Filippo Rosso
Former Teacher Rescues Kids from Sexual Abuse in Colombia
Mayerlin Vergara won the United Nations' Nansen Refugee award on Thursday for rescuing hundreds of girls and boys who have been forced into sex work.
A doctor conducts interviews in the low-income neighborhood of Las Mayas as cases of coronavirus rise in Caracas, Venezuela, July 14, 2020. Picture taken July 14, 2020. | REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Returning Home, Venezuelans Face Accusations of Spreading COVID-19
About 70,000 Venezuelan migrants and refugees have recently returned to their homeland due to the economic fallout from COVID-19 only to find stigma and a failing healthcare system.
A woman attends a protest against violence on women in Lima, Peru August 11, 2018. | REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
Hundreds of Girls, Women Have Disappeared During Pandemic in Peru
No record shows whether the 900 women and girls reported missing during lockdown have been found, dead or alive, or are victims of crimes.
FILE PHOTO: Girls play on Barra beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 11, 2018. | REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Pandemic Brings Growing Risk of Pregnancy, Abuse to Latin American Girls
Coronavirus fuels risks of pregnancy, child abuse and marriage among teenage girls in Latin America as COVID-19 infection rates surge
Members of Ecuador's indigenous community gather in front of the council of the judiciary building after a local court ruling, in Quito, Ecuador May 15, 2019. | REUTERS/Daniel Tapia
Ecuador's Amazon Tribes Turn to Tech to Track COVID-19 Cases
Indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Amazon launch new dashboard to monitor rising COVID-19 cases.
ARCHIVE PHOTO: A BYD E6 electric car is seen plugged into a charging unit during a launch ceremony for the line vehicles in Hong Kong, May 15, 2013. | REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
10 Global Cities Charting a Green Recovery from Coronavirus
From electric cars to bike lanes and solar panels, mayors across the world are promoting a green economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A man rides a bicycle next to a message reading "Use mask" painted on the street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 30, 2020. | REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Coronavirus Lockdown Spurs Cycling Momentum in South America
Capitals are gearing up for greater bicycle use to try to stem spread of the coronavirus and keep people moving safely.
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Cable cars pass above the town of Medellin March 1, 2013. | REUTERS / Albeiro Lopera
Colombia's Medellin Pushes 'Eco-City' Aims in Coronavirus Recovery
From doubling public transport to expanding electric bike rentals, Colombia's second city wants to use the virus recovery to reach climate goals.
Alexander Contreras sits on a tree to receive a university class on his cellphone because it is the only place where he has signal during a quarantine throughout the country, as the government undertakes steadily stricter measures
Could Coronavirus Lockdowns Help Close Latin America's Digital Divide?
As lack of internet access leaves millions of students out of school, advocates say now is the time to get everyone connected.
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