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  • A hand holding a puzzle piece and putting it together with other colourful pieces.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dalmond Nzingene, a youth leader from Mbau raises his arm and rests it on a tree branch, the other holds his phone as he looks down at it.
    Dalmas Nzingene, a youth leader from Mbau who lost several relatives in ADF attacks, said peacekeepers don’t follow the recommendations given to them by local communities.
  • A photo of Kalibo Kahambu as she holds a photo of her son who was killed by ADF fighters while buying cocoa beans in the village of Beu-Manyama.
    Kalibo Kahambu holds a photo of her son, who was killed by ADF fighters while buying cocoa beans in the village of Beu-Manyama. Thousands of civilians have been slain by the ADF over the past decade despite the presence of a large peacekeeping mission.
  • Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon September 23, 2024.
    Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli air strikes, as seen from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on 23 September 2024.
  • A collage of 5 people All of whom are attendees of a recent peace forum in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo who spoke to The New Humanitarian about the impact of the M23 conflict, which has displaced more than 1.7 million people.
    Attendees of a recent peace forum in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo spoke to The New Humanitarian about the impact of the M23 conflict, which has displaced more than 1.7 million people.
  • This is a portrait of Rachel Butacha. She pictured wearing a pink suit with a black blouse. A baby-blue hand bag with a golden chain is around her right shoulder.
  • This is a portrait of Depaul Bakulu. He wears a long sleeved, white shirt.
  • This is a portrait of Jean-Marie Katembo. He is pictured wearing a striped button up shirt. He holds a phone and a pen in his hands.
  • This is a portrait of Alain Buhinyori. He is pictured wearing a bright button-up shirt.
  • This is a portrait of Adolphe Shukuru. He is pictured sitting and looking beyond the camera. He wears a light blue, white, and red button up shirt with a black cap. Around his neck is a lanyard.
  • A collage of images. From left to right: We see the silhouette of a Congolese Tutsi woman as she stands by the entrance of a tent at the Nkamira transit centre in western Rwanda. Next to this image we see: Residents of Mariupol, a port in eastern Ukraine, as they gather to receive humanitarian aid. Following that image we see: A few people are walking down a street in Gaza as destroyed buildings stand on both sides of the street. The final image: A photo of dark smoke over Khartoum.
    Scenes of the aftermath of conflicts in Rwanda, Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan. The UN's New Agenda for Peace aims to foster international collaboration to avert some of the worst impacts of war.
  • This is a collage of two images. To the left we see the skyline of Mogadishu, to the right we see a woman holding her baby in a Mogadishu informal settlement located in the outskirts of the city.
    New construction is transforming the skyline of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
  • A man called Gustavo is pictured in the middle of many banana trees. He wields a machete and bends slightly over one of the trees. Looking at its base.
    Gustavo moved to La Planeta after leaving his farm in southern Honduras, due to repeated droughts and floods.
  • Some residents who fled the area in March 2023 have returned and set up camp in Kagir Primary School, where they feel safe because of police presence. They are living in tiny tents, about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide, erected using twigs on bare ground.
    Some residents who fled the area in March 2023 have returned and set up camp in Kagir Primary School, where they feel safe because of police presence. They are living in tiny tents, about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide, erected using twigs on bare ground.
  • Some residents of Baringo County migrating in search of better pasture and water.
    Some residents of Baringo County migrating in search of better pasture and water.
  • Community elders, political leaders, NGO representatives, and administrative officials at a peace consultation in Kapedo, Turkana County.
    Community elders, political leaders, NGO representatives, and administrative officials at a peace consultation in Kapedo, Turkana County.
  • A pastoralist militia in Kapedo, Turkana County.
    A pastoralist militia in Kapedo, Turkana County.
  • A picture of a man as he looks inside a shop selling fans.
    At the “electricity market” in Damascus, battery-powered fans are a hot commodity.
  • A private electric generator in Damascus on the streets.
    A private generator in Damascus. Many shops reply on generators to keep the electricity on, but they can be extremely expensive.
  • A wide-angle photo showing children in Damascus playing with water as they seek relief from the heat in a small public park.
    Children in Damascus seek relief from the heat in a small public park.
  • A photo showing a man as he sells cold water for sale in one of the city’s old markets.
    Cold water for sale in one of the city’s old markets.
  • October 2024, everyone in Tassila used to sleep in tents provided both by the Moroccan government and by international NGO’s.
    In the first few months after the earthquake, villagers in Tassila mostly slept in tents provided by the Moroccan government and various NGOs.
  • An aerial view of South Kivu’s Itombwe mountain range.
    An aerial view of South Kivu’s Itombwe mountain range.
  • A close-up of a man mid-yell as he handles a weapon. Behind him are more people kneeling with weapons pointing elsewhere.
  • We see a woman as she prays at Mikenge displacement camp. Her arms are raised up in the air as she speaks, her eyes are closed.
  • A cattle-herder looks after livestock as a Congolese soldier practises weapon handling.
  • A man stands on a truck loaded with humanitarian aid to be taken to Syria’s quake-hit northwest, at Manbij, Syria on 9 February, 2023.
    A man stands on a truck loaded with humanitarian aid to be taken to Syria’s quake-hit northwest, at Manbij, Syria on 9 February, 2023.

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