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Migrants try to warm up around the fire in Vučjak in Una-Sana canton in early December 2019. There was no electricity or heating, so they resorted to burning all the plastic and wood they could find.
This X-ray shows how Ahmad's arm was treated at the ICRC’s trauma and training centre in Lebanon after he was shot three times. Without the help of ICRC staff, he said he would be unable to use his arm today.
Supporters of President Touadéra attend a meeting in Bangui. This month’s election will be the second since widespread conflict broke out in CAR in 2013.
President Faustin-Archange Touadéra greets crowds in CAR’s capital city, Bangui. The 63-year-old is seeking re-election later this month after four years in power.
Members of the political opposition greet supporters ahead of this month’s presidential election, which takes place amid friction between rival candidates and ongoing clashes between rebel groups.
CAR’s armed forces march at a military parade in the capital city, Bangui, ahead of elections later this month. Rebel groups still control much of the country despite a peace agreement signed almost two years ago.
Two residents of Emao Island in Vanuatu strengthen their houses with cement to prepare for cyclones. Few in the community can afford the material to fortify their homes.
This house in Marow village, Vanuatu, has not been repaired since Cyclone Pam struck in 2015. Climate financing routinely falls short of disaster recovery costs.
A cemetery on Pele Island is losing ground to the sea. Disaster damages fuelled by climate change are forcing low-lying villages in Vanuatu and other Pacific nations to relocate.
Jeffrey Daniels, 45, says rising sea levels will force his village to relocate. A quarter of the 350 residents have already left.
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s former foreign affairs minister, wants to use international law to press wealthier countries on compensation for climate damages.
The largest vegetable market in Port Vila, Vanuatu’s capital. As agricultural yields fall, people in rural areas say they have to supplement their diets with more expensive food from markets and supermarkets.
Salome Kalo tries to help her village share resources to avoid conflict. She also helps other communities adjust to erratic growing seasons, but worries they won’t be able to adapt.

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