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  • The view of the underside of a World Food Programme plane, as it drops food over Pibor town.
    A World Food Programme plane drops food over Pibor town where heavy rains and inter-communal violence have left thousands facing famine conditions.
  • A UN peacekeeper holds a gun standing in front of a field of tall grass.
    A UN peacekeeper stands guard during a patrol outside of Yei town. Fighting between government forces and rebels in the area is threatening South Sudan’s fragile peace agreement.
  • Members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association sit in a sparsely decorated room, sunlight streaming in through the door behind them.
    Members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Tsafe say the nomadic lifestyle is coming to an end, and they need schools and “modernity”.
  • An image of a Fulani herder standing is a field while cattle graze behind him.
    Fulani herders outside Gusau. The risk of cattle rustling by bandits is now an occupational hazard for pastoralists.
  • A UN peacekeeper patrol truck is seen through another vehicles windshield.
    A contingent of UN peacekeepers patrols the road northwest of the capital. Violence linked to contested elections has displaced more than 100,000 people since December.
  • A portrait of Marina Serdangamo, pictured in front of a blank wall, half of her face in shadow.
    Marina Serdangamo has struggled to sleep since fleeing her home following recent clashes in Bangui. “I’m too alert,” she said. “When I wake up, I can’t stop thinking about my situation.”
  • A soldier is pictured walking away from the camera, with empty bullet casings scattered on the street.
    The aftermath of a rebel attack on the outskirts of Bangui. Food shortages have been reported in the city since an outbreak of post-election violence.
  • A peacekeeper truck stationed on the outskirts of the capital city of Bangui next to a closed up fruit stand.
    Peacekeepers stationed on the outskirts of the capital city, Bangui, where rebels launched an attack on 13 January. Contested elections have thrown the country into a new phase of instability.
  • A photo of Orlando* hanging up his laundry on a terrace, with the sun setting in the background.
    Since arriving in Ecuador, Orlando* has been unable to obtain a loan from the bank, and rarely leaves his apartment due to fear of repercussions from police.
  • A photo of Claudia in her apartment, with her back to the camera. Refugees in Ecuador can often only afford to live in neighbourhoods where organized crime is prevalent and where houses are in a state of disrepair.
    Refugees in Ecuador like Claudia can often only afford to live in neighbourhoods where organized crime is prevalent and where houses are in a state of disrepair.
  • A photo of a girl facing away from the camera named *Marta, who has been unable to obtain refugee status in Ecuador and therefore must rely on her mother for support.
    Unable to obtain refugee status in Ecuador, Marta* has had to rely on her mother for support and receives no international protection.
  • A pregnant mother and Luz Maritza Moreno, a traditional midwife, stand outside of a home in Quibdó, Colombia.
    A pregnant mother in Quibdó receives a home visit from traditional midwife Luz Maritza Moreno.
  • 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.

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