An internally displaced girl poses for a photo in the Protection of Civilians (POC) site in the UN base in Bentiu, South Sudan, July 15, 2018.
An internally displaced girl poses for a photo in the Protection of Civilians (POC) site in the UN base in Bentiu, South Sudan on 15 July 2018. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu
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A woman displaced from the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah pulls empty canisters outside her family shelter in Sanaa, Yemen on 2 November 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

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Afghan children ride the swing ride during the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan on 15 June 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

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