Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
WNN Improve It (WNN/OCHA) Nyala, Darfur, SUDAN, NORTHERN AFRICA: In the village of Yathriba, in Central Darfur, a group of men and women are building a bridge across a small, muddy stream. They work methodically, slowly putting stones into place, conserving their energy under the hot Sudanese sun. The community is working as part of [...]
WNN Improve It (WNN/IRIN) Jakarta, INDONESIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA: A 2012 UNODC – UN Office on Drugs and Crime report on human trafficking recorded more than 10,000 cases of trafficking in persons in South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific between 2007-2010, but it is unclear what the situation is today. Tens of thousands of people are [...]
WNN – Improve It (WNN/VOA) Pune, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA: In western India, farmers like Popat Pokharkar are among the first in the country to harvest crops that are fortified with key nutrients to combat what is being called the country’s hidden hunger. Pokharkar, a fourth-generation farmer, is just getting ready to harvest this year’s pearl [...]
Gina Ross – WNN Improve It (WNN/CGN) Los Angeles, California, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: Trauma triggers violence. We know this based on research and applying this knowledge can contribute to the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli and Palestinian populations suffer from chronic trauma. Israelis feel as though they revisit the Holocaust with every terrorist attack. [...]
Yifat Susskin – WNN Improve It (WNN/MADRE) Mafraq, JORDAN, WEST ASIA: When I visited Za’atari camp, where Syrian refugees have fled by the thousands, I spoke to a woman named Hanan. She said the biggest problem in the camp is the toilets. They are far away from the tents and very dark at night. No [...]
