Politics

Photo:Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inventory a stockpile of 22mm chemical artillery projectiles

Photo:A boy walks on a sand bank surrounding a refugee camp in M'bera, Mauritania.

Photo:Many people, in both developed and developing countries, are finding it more and more difficult to find adequate housing due to rising costs and lack of affordable options.

Photo:Asylum seekers in the arrivals hall at Brest train station, returned on the 13.46 pm train from Terespol, where their requests to seek asylum Poland were rejected. Brest, Belarus, December 7, 2016.

Photo:On the night before the “foreign agents” law came into force, unknown individuals sprayed graffiti reading, “Foreign Agent! ♥ USA” on the buildings hosting the offices of three prominent NGOs in Moscow, including Memorial.

Photo:Two boys, one 16 years old and the other 12, collect water from a damaged pipe on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan. The water is pumped from the White Nile River, but is untreated, risking the health of those who consume it.

Photo:A child's plush toy lies in the rubble of a destroyed building in rural Damascus, Syria.

Photo:Children in Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic. The town has been wrecked by persistent violence, leaving many in need of humanitarian assistance.

Photo:A boat carrying asylum seekers and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.