The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists

Adriana Carranca Corrêa, 35, writes daily news articles and special features for O Estado de S. Paulo and also is currently filming a documentary entitled "What if it is a girl?" about young girls involved in criminal actions. Passionate about the issues of development, human rights, and global affairs, Corrêa has been recognized internationally and in Brazil for her reports, especially in the area of human rights. She is a founding member of the National Agency of Social Journalism which presses for more space in the media for the discussion of human rights and development, promotes better qualifications for journalists and uses communication as a tool to promote development in poor communities. Corrêa was also instrumental in the founding of the National Association of Investigative Journalism.

Listen to Adrianna's speech at the 2006 Annual Luncheon.

Farhad Peikar, 26, is a full-time correspondent for the English-language newspaper The Daily Outlook in Kabul. He also reports for the Ariana Radio and Television Network and has worked with international media organizations such as the Daily Yomiuri, Associated Press, the Financial Times, and EFE (Spanish News Agency). In his short professional career, he has earned the praise and respect of his colleagues for his dedication, reporting, and ability to analyze the social and political challenges facing modern-day Afghanistan from the Taliban insurgency in the south to the fledgling parliament and the work of the international community in the country. He says that as a young Afghan man he feels obligated to be part of the restoration of the broken infrastructure of his country. "The best contribution I can make is through my articles to let the Afghan people know about the responsibilities that we have both toward, as well as to, the international community," he says.