Laurence Deonna

Laurence Deonna (29 January 1937 – 2 August 2023) was a Swiss journalist, writer and photographer who in the late 1960s became a celebrated war reporter in the Middle-East. In 1987, on the basis of her articles, books and photographs promoting international understanding and improvements to the status of women, she was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education. Deonna published 12 widely translated books. Provided by Wikipedia