IRIN | Photo Library

Women wearing traditional burqa receive information about tuberculosis screening at the entrance of Kandahar's main government hospital.
The rugged landscape of Kandahar, where the Taliban maintain a firm presence outside of major urban centres and much of the rural population is cut off from regular healthcare.
Salome Raqiyawa’s village in Fiji was hit by cyclones, drought, and floods during 2016. This year, another lengthy drought means she has to fetch water from a nearby river, which overflowed and submerged most of her village only a few months before.
Tristan Lewis lost his father and home during Tropical Storm Erika two years ago. After working hard since then to get back on his feet, his house was nearly destroyed again by Hurricane Maria’s category 5 winds
Thiona Joseph sits with her daughters on her aunt’s stoop on Cork Street. While disagrees with Dominicans opting to abandon the island at such a critical moment, Thiona has chosen instead to stay and help rebuild the island
Thiona Joseph sits with her daughters on her aunt’s stoop on Cork Street. While disagrees with Dominicans opting to abandon the island at such a critical moment, Thiona has chosen instead to stay and help rebuild the island
Thiona Joseph sits with her daughters on her aunt’s stoop on Cork Street. While disagrees with Dominicans opting to abandon the island at such a critical moment, Thiona has chosen instead to stay and help rebuild the island
The Sandy sisters wait on the dock ferry before sailing to St Lucia. An outbreak of diarrhea is spreading quickly through their village, prompting their flight from the island
Though mostly calm, tensions occasionally flare up as the sun beats down on travelers trying to get on the sole ferry to St Lucia
A mother grows frustrated when authorities at the military manned port refuse her and her children entry
At least 15,000 people are confirmed to have left the island after Maria. Either for a short period or an indeterminate return date. Those who stay worry that the people who are leaving might never come back
A devastated coconut plantation devastated by Hurricane Maria. Agriculture represents Dominica’s second industry
A laid off hotel worker looks out onto the debris strewn beach of Mero. Before Maria, tourism was Dominica’s main source of income
Volunteers use fire hoses to clear mud from the streets of Roseau
Fell trees and torn roof paneling litter the ravines of a village in Dominica
Kenny Charles stands guard of Salybia primary school, now serving as a displaced people’s shelter in the Kalinoga Territory
Vendors resume the sale of local staple foods. The devastation was such that not even the cassava roots survived Maria’s path
A mother brushes her daughter’s hair as the pre-storm routine slowly resumes. Classes, however, remain halted
Mervin Henderson stands in a neighbour’s house destroyed by the Pointe Michel landslide
The landslide triggered by Maria caused a landslide that flowed down Pointe Michel’s ravine, taking houses and trees into the sea
Newly arrived refugee women hold their young children in Nguenyyiel Camp. Amongst the over 400,000 South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, 78% are women and children.
Goats can be picky eaters. Getting the right kind of grass often entails long journeys
Uvira came under attack from speedboats
Rebecca Ekale, who lost 16 goats to drought, doubts oil will make her life easier
UNHCR uses biometrics such as iris scans to register refugees
Without water points like this, many more animals would die

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