“Dunhuang has become an inseparable part of my life.” Fan Jin-shi, has been dedicating her life to preserving Dunhuang’s heritage. Half a century ago, she had overcome the very harsh living conditions in Dunhuang, trying her best to digitalise the records and urge for legislation on cultural preservation. Had it not been for her passion and perseverance, Dunhuang’s heritage would not have received due attention from all over the world.

The World Meteorological Organization leads and coordinates international efforts for monitoring,forecasting, and reducing disaster risks. Over the past five decades, the loss of life due to extreme hydro-meteorological events has greatly decreased.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was founded in 1971 to provide humanitarian aid in conflict zones and hazard-prone areas. In 2010 and 2014, MSF volunteered for medical treatment for cholera arising from the Haiti earthquake and curbing the spreading of Ebola epidemic in West Africa, respectively.

Landesa Rural Development Institute promotes the idea of “land to the tiller” and champions the power of land ownership for poor families and rural women to fight poverty and improve their lives through partnering with governments and civil society organisations. At present, it has helped more than 180 million families around the world.

Dr Jennifer A. Doudna rocked the world in 2012 with her discovery of CRISPR-Cas9, the genetic scissors that has transformed the landscape of plant and animal genome editing, creating new possibilities for improving human welfare, from treatment and cure of human diseases to enhancement of agricultural productivity.

An altruistic dream during the Great Chinese Famine has sparked a profound transformation in food security across the territory for today. Professor Yuan Long-ping’s lifelong dedication to research and development in hybrid rice cultivation has greatly improved crop yield. Such an attempt suffices for China to feed one-fifth of the world’s population utilising only 9 percent of the world's arable land, further ensuring global food security.

The inaugural laureate of the Positive Energy Prize Jimmy Carter upholds a lifelong vision of human rights to “wage peace, fight diseases, build hope”, and thus founded The Carter Centre in 1982 to spread positivity around the globe.

Over the years, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has been striving to foster sports as a universal ground that promotes greater social inclusion while supporting athletes with disabilities to overcome their physical obstacles and excel themselves. Let’s recall the milestones throughout the Paralympic Movement, and the positive energy that the IPC has brought to the world.