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  • A close-up shot of a glass of brew with celandine (a medicinal plant), cinnamon, and sugar, prepared by Luz Maritza Moreno, a traditional midwife.
    Luz Maritza Moreno, a traditional midwife, prepares a brew with celandine (a medicinal plant), cinnamon, and sugar.
  • Juana del Carmen Martínez, a traditional midwife, assists an Indigenous mother, Elina Chamorro, by listening to her stomach as she lies on a bed, in Quibdó, Colombia, 29 November 2020.
    Juana del Carmen Martínez, a traditional midwife, assists an Indigenous mother, Elina Chamorro, in Quibdó, Colombia, 29 November 2020.
  • Lagos
    Lagos is a city of 20 million people and the commercial capital of Nigeria. Virtually all of Nigeria's coronavirus cases have been detected in the city.
  • A health worker during coronavirus screening of residents in Cape Town. South Africa has conducted some 635,000 COVID-19 tests – far more than most wealthier countries have managed.
  • Said Mohammed
    Said Mohammed, 56, works on his plot of land in Nimruz province in January. After a year of drought, the farmer had high hopes for the upcoming harvest.
  • ethiopia gold mine worker
    Unreleased studies show toxins and a high number of birth defects around Lega Dembi, Ethiopia’s largest gold mine. Dube Udisa, who lives nearby, says he hasn’t been able to walk for six years. The 38-year-old used to swim in waters around the mine.
  • 32-year-old Macassare Mwinee and 25-year-old Lambi Mwinbe live together at a temporary camp for displaced people near Cabo Delgado’s capital, Pemba. The couple were displaced from the district of Macomia after a spate of recent attacks by insurgents. Aid
    32-year-old Macassare Mwinee and 25-year-old Lambi Mwinbe live together at a temporary camp for displaced people near Cabo Delgado’s capital, Pemba. The couple were displaced from the district of Macomia after a spate of recent attacks by insurgents.
  • 37-year-old Momade Maraka fled his home in Quissanga district a few weeks ago. He said he saw insurgents kill residents in his village but is grateful that members of his family survived. Attacks in Cabo Delgado have claimed more than 2,400 lives since 20
    37-year-old Momade Maraka fled his home in Quissanga district a few weeks ago. He said he saw insurgents kill residents in his village but is grateful that members of his family survived. Attacks in Cabo Delgado have claimed more than 2,400 lives since 20
  • Zina Diajuma fled when insurgents attacked Matemo Island, which lies off the coast of Cabo Delgado. Militants now have a presence in most of the Cabo Delgado’s 17 districts, and have taken control over key transport routes, waterways, and a strategic Indi
    Zina Diajuma fled when insurgents attacked Matemo Island, which lies off the coast of Cabo Delgado. Militants now have a presence in most of the Cabo Delgado’s 17 districts, and have taken control over key transport routes, waterways, and a strategic Indi
  • Sulaiman, a 16-year-old from Afghanistan, waits to hop on a train bound for the Greek-Macedonia border. He never saw staying in Greece as an option.
    Sulaiman, a 16-year-old from Afghanistan, waits to hop on a train bound for the Greek-Macedonia border. He never saw staying in Greece as an option.
  • Badih was convinced by the smuggler who brought him to Greece aged 17 in 2019 to pilot the boat crossing the Evros River. He is still in prison.
    Badih was convinced by the smuggler who brought him to Greece aged 17 in 2019 to pilot the boat crossing the Evros River. He is still in prison.
  • Abdul Karim Trat (21, centre), from Ethiopia, sits by the roadside in Ataq, 16 November 2020.
    Abdul Karim Trat (21, centre), from Ethiopia, sits by the roadside in Ataq, 16 November 2020.
  • Trhass Gberbereges, 18, from Ethiopia, in an Ataq complex used by a  smuggler to house migrants, 16 November 2020.
    Trhass Gberbereges, 18, from Ethiopia, in an Ataq complex used by a smuggler to house migrants, 16 November 2020.
  • After arriving in Yemen by boat, African migrants take the road inland from the coast to Ataq, in Yemen's southern Shabwa province, 13 November 2020
    After arriving in Yemen by boat, African migrants take the road inland from the coast to Ataq, in Yemen's southern Shabwa province, 13 November 2020.
  • People smuggler Ahmed al-Awlaqi stands in a small cemetery where he buries migrants just outside Ataq.
    People smuggler Ahmed al-Awlaqi stands in a small cemetery where he buries migrants just outside Ataq, 16 November 2020.
  • Circumcision is a way to ensure marriage because Maasai men reject women who are uncut. Circumcision can also spead HIV/AIDS
    Circumcision is a way to ensure marriage because Maasai men reject women who are uncut. Circumcision can also spead HIV/AIDS
  • Illustration of an eye with a person in its reflection.
    Doctors fear more Afghan women facing violence may be driven to self-harm as economic pressures grow.

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