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  • A BAR Aviation plane waiting to be loaded with sacks of food aid destined for the town of Nasir, on 9 June 2025, at Juba International Airport.
    A BAR Aviation plane waiting to be loaded with sacks of food aid destined for the town of Nasir, on 9 June 2025, at Juba International Airport. 
  • The outskirts of Juba, South Sudan’s capital, seen from a plane en route to deliver food to the town of Nasir on 9 June 2025.
    The outskirts of Juba, South Sudan’s capital, seen from a plane en route to deliver food to the town of Nasir on 9 June 2025. The airdrops, part of a government-controlled operation using private contractors, have drawn criticism from aid workers. 
  • A branch of Today’s Super Store in Maiduguri where profits are down.
    A branch of Today’s Super Store in Maiduguri where profits are down.
  • Borno's record-breaking ₦28.3 billion revenue in 2024, which surpassed its target by 46%, is now at risk due to the recent large-scale departure of NGOs.
    Maiduguri’s economy has boomed but a downturn is now feared as NGOs shut up shop.
  • An abandoned house serves as a temporary shelter for stranded migrants in Miramar, some waiting over 10 days without money or resources as they hope for help to return home. Miramar, Colón Province, Panama. April 11, 2025.
    This abandoned house served as a temporary shelter for stranded migrants in Miramar, last April. Some wait for 10 days with no money or resources as they try to raise enough money to pay smugglers to take them south.
  • Venezuelan migrants wait near the pier in Miramar to begin the 8-hour boat ride to Puerto Obaldía, the first leg of their latest long journey, on 11 April 2025.
    Venezuelan migrants wait near the pier in Miramar to begin the 8-hour boat ride to Puerto Obaldía, the first leg of their latest long journey, on 11 April 2025.
  • A boat departs from Miramar for Puerto Obaldía, the first stage of a three-day journey from Panama to Colombia that has become one of the main cross-continental routes for reverse flow migrants, on 11 April 2025.
    A boat departs from Miramar for Puerto Obaldía, the first stage of a three-day journey from Panama to Colombia that has become one of the main cross-continental routes for reverse flow migrants, on 11 April 2025.
  • Members of the Sudanese army walk near a destroyed military vehicle and bombed buildings, as they retake ground in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, on 26 March 2025.
    Members of the Sudanese army walk near a destroyed military vehicle and bombed buildings, as they retake ground in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, on 26 March 2025.
  • Rohingya walk along a pathway that was built with the help of USAID fund, at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh February 10, 2025.
    Rohingya walk along a pathway built with the help of USAID funding, at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on 10 February 2025.
  • Crowds of people are seen at the first M23 rally in Goma on 6 February, asserting not for the first time that it plans to march on the capital city, Kinshasa.
    The M23 held its first rally in Goma on 6 February, asserting – not for the first time – that it plans to march on the capital city, Kinshasa.
  • The uniforms of Congolese soldiers lie strewn on the floor after M23 rebels supported by Rwandan troops seized the city of Goma on 27 January.
    The uniforms of Congolese soldiers lie strewn on the floor after M23 rebels supported by Rwandan troops seized the city of Goma on 27 January.
  • Pictured are Palestinians returning to northern Gaza after Israel began allowing them to cross the Netzarim corridor on 27 January. People can be seen carrying items and Palestinian flags.
    Palestinians returning to northern Gaza after Israel began allowing them to cross the Netzarim corridor on 27 January.
  • Translated from caption in image: Araksha warriors seen during the Rakhine-Erawati battles. Posted by Arakan Army Information Desk.
    A photo of Arakan Army forces posted on Telegram by the Arakan Army Information Desk in January 2025.
  • Volunteers distribute hundreds of bags containing hygiene kits for displaced women in Gedaref state, on 10 January.
    Volunteers distribute hundreds of bags containing hygiene kits for displaced women in Gedaref state, on 10 January. The volunteers also delivered a session on reproductive health.
  • We see a man with a megaphone speaking out among others holding banners in in Kenya protesting against the alleged abduction or disappearance of those critical of President William Ruto and the government in Nairobi, Kenya on December 30, 2024.
    Kenyans gather in the capital, Nairobi, to protest against the alleged abduction or disappearance of those critical of President William Ruto and his government, on 30 December 2024.
  • A man called  Mohammed al-Kadi stands in front of rubble as he points out where he believes his house in Qaboun, Syria once stood.
    Mohammed al-Kadi points out where he believes his house in Qaboun once stood.
  • Walaa Karamboush, 33, is pictured wearing a black hoodie. She points to a pile of rubble in Nabatieh's market, which once was 'V-Real Shoes and Bags', where she worked for six years.
    Walaa Karamboush, 33, points to where the shop she worked at for six years once stood, in Nabatieh’s historic market.
  • People demonstrate and celebrate with Syrian flags at Damascus’ al-Hijaz Square.
    Activist Mazen al-Hamada’s 12 December funeral turned into a demonstration and celebration in Damascus’ al-Hijaz Square.
  • This is a map titled: "Refugee camps in northern Amhara" that shows a part of northwestern Ethiopia, at the border with Sudan. We see a road between two towns (Metemma at the borded and Gondar further east in Ethiopia). From west to east, location dots show the Metemma transit centre, Aftit Camp, Kumer Camp, Awlala Camp, and Awlala Makeshift Camp. Northeast of Gondar we see another locator dot showing the Alemwach Settlement.
  • A volunteer  at a Sudanese mobile kitchen wearing a neon vest, stands in the back of a pick up trucj as he serves a meal to a child displaced from Gezira state due to Rapid Support Forces (RSF) violence, at one of the displacement centres in New Halfa, Sudan, November 2, 2024.
    A volunteer at a mobile kitchen serves a meal to a child displaced from Gezira state due to attacks by the Rapid Support Forces. Mutual aid groups are the backbone of the humanitarian response in Sudan.
  • This is a map of Nigeria. Highlighted in red in the north west are the state's of Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, and Borno. The location of the capital, Abuja, has a black dot with an orange stroke around it. The neighboring countries are all labeled too. In the north, Niger. In the east, Cameroon. In the west, Benin.
  • The writer’s father waves at the camera as he's harvesting green beans near his home in Nabatieh, south Lebanon, in 2022.
    The writer’s father harvesting green beans near his home in Nabatieh, south Lebanon, in 2022.
  • A photo of the cast of ‘Emilia Perez’ at the movie premiere at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on the  21 Oct 2024. Featuring: Pauline Lamy, Adriana Paz, Damien Jalet, Karla Sofía Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Jacques Audiard, Selena Gomez, Edgar Ramirez Where: Hollywood, California, United States
    Emilia Pérez has been a critical hit since its Cannes premiere, but Latino and queer audiences, in particular, have found the musical about a trans Mexican druglord to be full of tropes and racism.
  • On the left we see a sign with the logo of World Vision and EU flag on the side of a road.
    In Senegal's agricultural heartland, known as the peanut basin, signs adorned with the EU's flag and international NGO logos dot the sides of the roads.
  • We see the back of Sene as he is walking through his scotch bonnet field, baobabs in the distance.
    Aliou Sene, 35, who lived in Barcelona, Spain for 10 years, walking through his fields in Senegal's agricultural heartland.
  • A hand holding a puzzle piece and putting it together with other colourful pieces.
  • Three Fano commanders are walking down a street in southern Amhara.
    Fano commanders in Gojjam, southern Amhara. On the left is Asres Mare, deputy head of Fano-Gojjam.
  • This image shows the back of a man as he walks away carrying mattresses over his left shoulder.
    From basic necessities like mattresses and pillows to food and hot water, people seeking shelter across the country are forced to secure everything on their own.
  • A stylised and texturised image on the left of the International Rescue Committee office in Atlanta and on the right a photo showing Palestinians walk near rubble and destroyed buildings amid the Israel-Hamas conflict in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2024.
    In this collage image, Palestinians walk near rubble in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 12 October 2024. The photo is shown beside an image of an International Rescue Committee sign in Atlanta, United States.
  • Two of Naeema al-Ashour’s family members who are still living in tents outside the remnants of their destroyed homes where al-Ashour was killed by an Israeli missile strike in August.
    Two of Naeema al-Ashour’s family members who are still living in tents outside the remnants of their destroyed homes where al-Ashour was killed by an Israeli missile strike in August.
  • We see the silhouette/shadow of Melissa Wangari in a door threshold. Wangari is a domestic worker from Kenya living in Lebanon.
    Melissa Wangari, a domestic worker from Kenya, was stranded in south Lebanon when her employers fled Israel’s bombs. She’s now sheltering with a friend in a Beirut suburb.
  • Roise Njeri Mwaura is pictured crouching next to her five-year-old son Steve. Steve smiles at her as he sits on a small bike.
    Roise Njeri Mwaura is worried that if she leaves Lebanon, her five-year-old son Steve won’t be allowed back in the country. Pictured on 23 July 2024.

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