October 31, 2013 / PBS NewsHour
Jon Sawyer

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.

October 31, 2013 / The Washington Post
Juan Forero

In northeastern Brazil, energy companies are erecting wind farms to capitalize on the constant winds that have challenged farming families for generations.

October 17, 2013 / Scientific American
Eve Conant

Russian Reactors for Sale: The federation is aggressively selling reactors all over the world.

October 7, 2013 / The Guardian, The Washington Post
Sharon Schmickle, Finnigan wa Simbeye

Drought-tolerant corn is off-limits to Tanzanian farmers as outside groups debate the best approach for easing hunger across Africa.

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Published and Broadcast

Reports by Pulitzer Center journalists for print, online and broadcast news outlets
November 10, 2013 / Time Jason Motlagh
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.
November 10, 2013 / The Daily Beast Anna Nemtsova
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.
November 9, 2013 / The Atlantic Louie Palu
Louie Palu's photographs expose the bloody drug-related crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Untold Stories

Reports from the field - an exclusive channel of Pulitzer Center reporting
November 2, 2013
Jennifer Gonzalez
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.
October 30, 2013 Sharon Schmickle
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.
October 30, 2013 Jon Sawyer, Kenny Katombe
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.

Projects

Reporting projects commissioned by the Pulitzer Center
Anna Nemtsova, Brendan Hoffman
Monotowns, Russian cities dependent on dying industries, face an even more uncertain future now that Russia has joined the World Trade Organization.
Powering Up Brazil
Juan Forero
How can you provide power for a country of 200 million people? This series examines Brazil's energy needs as one of the biggest economic players.
Peacekeepers: The Congo Case
Jon Sawyer, Kenny Katombe
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

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.

Education

Global Gateway inspires students to become active consumers and producers of news and information
November 11, 2013
Kem Knapp Sawyer
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."
November 8, 2013 Robin Hammond
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.
November 7, 2013 Jeffrey Bartholet
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.

Blog

News and views from the Pulitzer Center team
November 11, 2013 Greg Constantine, Tomas van Houtryve
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.
November 4, 2013 Tom Hundley
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.
November 1, 2013 Louie Palu, Sarah Neville
Honors given to two Pulitzer Center-supported projects, including the data-driven, multimedia Financial Times investigation examining the impact of UK austerity measures.

Campus Consortium

Our Campus Consortium initiative forges dynamic relationships with colleges and universities
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.