Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the longest-running conflict in Africa. But after decades of battles and more than five million deaths, UN peacekeeping forces are bolstered by a new mandate.
In northeastern Brazil, energy companies are erecting wind farms to capitalize on the constant winds that have challenged farming families for generations.
Leather from Bangladesh is in great demand at fashion houses from Italy to Hong Kong, but it comes at a cost: toxic waste and disease in the tanneries of Dhaka. TIME takes a look inside.
She fell in love with Lake Baikal and for decades struggled to shut down the pulp mill that was polluting it in monotown of Baikalsk. The mill was shut; Baikal was saved — but now she is in trouble.
Photography is what and how the photographer sees—not what the photographer uses. See how photographers Steve Matzker and Jennifer Gonzalez used their iPhones to document their time in Nepal.
Women provide more than half the labor on farms in sub-Saharan Africa, but many lack access to land, capital and farm inputs. Empowering them is seen as an urgent economic development priority.
In the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo is ground zero for one of the world's deadliest, most persistent conflicts. Portraits of some of the players in a long struggle for peace.
UN enforcement of "responsibility to protect" has too often focused more on protecting UN troops than civilian populations. In eastern Congo UN military leaders are talking—and taking—a tougher line.
Gateways contain multiple Pulitzer Center reporting projects that focus on a single issue
The world's oceans are vital to the planet's health—and ours. How is this resource managed now and what are its prospects for the future?
Pulitzer Center journalists examine emerging nuclear threats, from an alarming new arms race between India and Pakistan to the competition between the U.S. and Russia on nuclear exports.
A collaborative investigation into the water sector in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia in partnership with local journalists and their outlets.
Pulitzer Center editor Kem Knapp Sawyer opened the Global Classrooms Model UN conference with a talk on child soldiers—and on programs aimed at helping them find "the resilience to begin again."
Robin Hammond discusses the mental health issues facing former child soldiers. His work documents the treatment of mental health issues in various African countries, focusing specifically on Liberia.
In 2012, 80 Tibetans set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule. Jeff Bartholet investigates the practice of self-immolation, its history, and its impact.
The special Talks @ Pulitzer for FotoWeek 2013 featured Louie Palu, Tomas van Houtryve and Greg Constantine, three photojournalists who travel the world to report on border issues.
Setting aside a dismal record of failure, incompetence and indifference, UN peacekeeping troops and the Democratic Republic of Congo's army seem to have finally joined forces to protect civilians.
Honors given to two Pulitzer Center-supported projects, including the data-driven, multimedia Financial Times investigation examining the impact of UK austerity measures.
The collaboration combines Johns Hopkins’ deep bench of top public health experts with the Pulitzer Center’s extensive experience supporting global health reporting for leading news outlets.
Loyola University Chicago is the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic university, with more than 16,000 students and is recognized for community service and engagement by national organizations.
Wake Forest University is partnering along with Guilford College and High Point University to create a consortium in North Carolina within the Campus Consortium.
Boston University is one of the Consortium partners that has experimented with diverse ways of linking Pulitzer Center journalists with BU students, faculty and the broader community.
Join the BU Program on Crisis Response and Reporting to learn more about global health reporting opportunities with the Pulitzer Center for Communications and School of Public Health students.
Award-winning directors Micah Fink and Fiona Lloyd-Davies participate in the St. Louis premieres of their documentaries as well as a post-screening reception.
What are the ideological and logistical struggles surrounding GMOs, biotechnology, and agribusinesses in Africa? Award-winning journalist tackles these pressing questions.