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Abdul Hamid walking in a revalidation centre.

They were injured in the Syrian conflict, caught in the earthquake in Türkiye, or were affected by different diseases. What these experiences have in common is that all their lives have been fundamentally distorted, and they have gone on to live as people with disabilities.

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Shahed holding her daughter inside the tarp.

Families in Gaza are stuck in a dramatic situation where regular markets have collapsed, while the available food and goods are scarce, with prices skyrocketing. The massive destruction of infrastructure has heavily impacted Gaza’s farms, normally a source of sustenance for the locals.

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Delivery of goods in a street. At the back a truck.

Life in Lebanon has always been marked by resilience, but the challenges faced by its people today are unprecedented.

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The Amazon is burning like never before. Unusual warm and dry weather, consequences of both global warming and El Niño phenomenon, have exposed Latin America to unprecedented wildfires.

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Photo of Deyloul in front of a wall.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 330,713 people were internally displaced in Mali in May 2024. In the Timbuktu region, more than 5 out of 10 displaced people, including children, lack identification documents. This was the case for Deyloul’s 2 nephews.

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The viral disease mpox is spreading in Africa and has been declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization. We spoke to Matteo Nocci, who oversees medical programmes, to find out more about the current outbreak.

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In the Central African Republic (CAR), conflict, violence and trauma have impacted the lives of almost everyone. Coups, civil wars, inter-religious conflicts, and decades-long political and military instability have left their mark on the population.

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Sajia Akhter standing in her doorway, an aid worker is talking with her.

On 26 May 2024, cyclone Remal made landfall in Bangladesh. It was the most devastating storm to strike Bangladesh in over a decade. Remal caused widespread damage, but it didn’t catch the local population unprepared.

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Women and children fetching water at the newly constructed water platform.

Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental part of any effort toward providing a stable and healthy life for communities impacted by conflict and climate change.

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Alvard holding up an embroidery while seated in her living room.

Evelina and Alvard. They are 2 mothers who faced the same nightmare during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They ran away for safety twice to the neighbouring Armenia during the conflicts

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A woman carrying goods on her head, in the background some buildings and a child.

Khadija is one of the tens of thousands Sahrawi refugees living in the refugee camps in southwestern Algeria. Here, life is a constant struggle, with temperatures regularly exceeding 50℃ during Summer.

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