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    These are the top stories NPR's correspondents around the world recommend from 2021

    We asked the network's international journalists to pick one story from the year you should check out. Here are their selections.
    by International Desk Dec 28, 2021 3 minutes
    Iraq's average annual temperatures are increasing at nearly double the rate of Earth's temperature rise. This photograph accompanies Ruth Sherlock's <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/11/07/1051468823/iraq-marshes-climate-change-cop26">story about how climate change</a> is affecting marshlands and the way of life in Iraq.

    In a year bookended by coronavirus variants, NPR's far-flung correspondents overcame lockdowns and climbed out from their bureaus to deliver their signature feature storytelling and news coverage.

    There was a lot to cover. Even as the pandemic continued, major crises broke out, like the war in Gaza, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and pitched battles in Ethiopia. Displaced people around the world faced incredible hurdles as they searched for safe refuge. Disasters struck, fueled by climate change. Global supply chains rattled. A new U.S. administration tried to reengage with the world.

    But off all the breaking news, there was also a summer when some of the pandemic-related restrictions eased as well as unearthing a slew of other feature stories that brought audiences closer to cultural and social issues around the world.

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