Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
📷 Step behind the lens with WFP photographer Rein Skullerud on his magical experience getting to know the Arhuaco indigenous commmunity in #Colombia.
Today, on #WorldIndigenousDay, we celebrate the rich diversity and invaluable contributions of indigenous peoples around the globe🤲🏽. Indigenous communities play a crucial role in preserving our planet’s cultural and biological diversity. Despite their immense value, they face significant challenges.
Did you know?
🌍 There are nearly 500 million indigenous people in the world
🌐They belong to 5,000 different groups in 90 countries
🗣️They speak approximately 4,000 languages
🌿And they conserve 80% of the world’s biodiversity
Yet, these communities are on the frontlines of a changing environment:
📉 3x more likely to live in extreme poverty
🍽️ Suffer higher rates of malnutrition and displacement
WFP works with Indigenous communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America to enhance resilience in the face of inequalities, discrimination, and a changing climate.🌍💚
📷 Step behind the lens with WFP photographer Rein Skullerud on his magical experience getting to know the Arhuaco indigenous commmunity in #Colombia.
Today, on #WorldIndigenousDay, we celebrate the rich diversity and invaluable contributions of indigenous peoples around the globe🤲🏽. Indigenous communities play a crucial role in preserving our planet’s cultural and biological diversity. Despite their immense value, they face significant challenges.
Did you know?
🌍 There are nearly 500 million indigenous people in the world
🌐They belong to 5,000 different groups in 90 countries
🗣️They speak approximately 4,000 languages
🌿And they conserve 80% of the world’s biodiversity
Yet, these communities are on the frontlines of a changing environment:
📉 3x more likely to live in extreme poverty
🍽️ Suffer higher rates of malnutrition and displacement
WFP works with Indigenous communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America to enhance resilience in the face of inequalities, discrimination, and a changing climate.🌍💚
