Olivia Ward writes for the Toronto Star and has reported from the UN, Moscow, London, South Asia, and the Middle East for more than 16 years

Olivia Ward is a foreign affairs reporter for The Toronto Star who has written on international affairs for over 16 years, beginning as the Star’s UN correspondent and reporting from countries around the globe. Olivia has led the Moscow and London bureaus for the Star and has reported from the former Soviet Union, South Asia, and the Middle East, and on conflict zones including Chechnya, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Serbia, Iraq, and Israel and Palestine.

Olivia's incredibly influential work has also been the subject of a number of films. She collaborated on films with Shelley Saywell, including the Oscar-listed documentary "A Child’s Century of War", which was inspired by Olivia's reports from Chechnya. The Emmy-award-winning "The Selling of Innocents,” by director Simcha Jacobovici was based on her reports on the trafficking of women in India. Her last film project with Shelley Saywell, "Devil’s Bargain", focuses on the catastrophic consequences of the international small arms trade.

Videos

A short intro to A Child's Century of War followed by The Selling Of Innocents

As a print journalist, Ward has won both national and international awards, including the Michener award for public service journalism and a National Newspaper Award for international reporting.

You can read Olivia’s recent Toronto Star columns here: http://www.thestar.com/authors.ward_olivia.html

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