In the past year, important events and issues around the world affected us in ways we couldn’t anticipate. Some stories dominated the headlines, and others didn’t. This collection of stories from PRI’s The World sheds light on some of the year’s challenges and victories, big and small, and helped us to better understand our diverse, connected world.

Through them, we “hear a different voice,” and get the context we need to comprehend their relevance to our daily lives.