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1 million Afghan children face an uncertain future in Iran

As doors close to Afghan refugees around the globe, Afghan children face an uncertain future in Iran. Some have rights and public sympathy, others face deportation and discrimination.

1 million Afghan children face an uncertain future in Iran
a woman working in a gold mine in the DRC

Gender wealth gap costs the world $160 trillion

Gender wealth gap costs the world $160 trillion
Rows of garment workers work on a factory floor in Myanmar

The true cost of Myanmar's growing garment industry

The true cost of Myanmar's growing garment industry
The Yarmouk Palestinian camp near Damascus, Syria, April 28, 2018.

Palestinian refugees bear the brunt of Syria's new battle against ISIS

Palestinian refugees bear the brunt of Syria's new battle against ISIS
Portrait of woman in graduation cap and gown with man whose are is around her shoulder

A medical student lives out the dreams of her undocumented father — even if he is deported

A medical student lives out the dreams of her undocumented father — even if he is deported
Residents are seen outside their shanties in Navotas, Metro Manila, Philippines, where Jazmine Durana lives, Oct. 28, 2017.

Teen ‘widows’ of Duterte’s drug war face a bleak economic future

Teen ‘widows’ of Duterte’s drug war face a bleak economic future
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‘My daughter demands more’: The men fighting child marriage in Lebanon

Around Lebanon, men working as peer leaders are educating other men on the damage that child marriage does to girls and young women, in the hopes of convincing fathers to stop marrying off their daughters.

‘My daughter demands more’: The men fighting child marriage in Lebanon
One hundred survivors of Rwanda's 1994 genocide live together at the Impinganzima home for the elderly. Cesarie Mukakinani, who is 100 years old, is the oldest and most popular resident of the home. Her nickname is "the mayor."

How Rwanda is aiding women widowed by the country’s 1994 genocide

Unlike many other post-conflict African nations, Rwanda is working to support aging women widowed by the country’s 1994 genocide. With the establishment of care homes and other initiatives, the country’s elderly widows can finally find peace.

How Rwanda is aiding women widowed by the country’s 1994 genocide
A young refugee on the outskirts of Quai Andrieux in Calais, France, after a meal distribution, July 25, 2017.

Photos: As migrants return to Calais, French police try to stop the birth of a new 'Jungle'

Between 500 and 600 migrants are back in Calais after the demolition of the “Jungle” migrant camp and dispersal of some 10,000 people last October. French authorities are doing everything they can to keep a new camp from developing there.

Photos: As migrants return to Calais, French police try to stop the birth of a new 'Jungle'
A man visits a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Douma, near Damascus, Syria, Sept. 24, 2015.

Syria's civil war has created a black market for burial plots — and prices are soaring

In Damascus, the cemeteries are at capacity. Now war profiteers are renting out graves as you would apartments, charging as much as $1,000 per year for a plot of land.

Syria's civil war has created a black market for burial plots — and prices are soaring
Men dig graves inside a graveyard for Syrian refugees in the village of Taalabaya, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Jan. 10, 2016.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon are running out of space to bury their dead

More than 1 million Syrian refugees live in Lebanon, and about 10,000 die each year. The vast majority of them are Sunni Muslims, whose faith prohibits cremation. In a country about one-third of the size of Belgium, burial space has become a pressing issue. One Syrian is doing his part to help.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon are running out of space to bury their dead
Alejandra Segura is one of eight women deminers in Colombia.

Meet the woman helping clear Colombia of its deadly land mines

Alejandra Segura is one of the eight women deminers working to clear Colombia of deadly explosives — a gargantuan task that the country’s president has promised to finish in the next four years.

Meet the woman helping clear Colombia of its deadly land mines
Zaher Said came to Turkey in July 2011. He's holding his Syrian passport, which is about to expire, in his home in Gaziantep, Turkey, on May 20, 2017.

The bureaucratic nightmare of obtaining a Syrian passport abroad

A Syrian passport once cost $9 and took only a few hours to issue. As the Syrian conflict enters its seventh year, Syrians in Turkey are paying up to $2,000 and waiting for months to get one of the world’s weakest passports.

The bureaucratic nightmare of obtaining a Syrian passport abroad
Abu al-Fadl (left) defused roughly 3,500 mines in al-Bab before he was killed by an explosive device on May 8, 2017.

The life and death of one of Syria’s most beloved minesweepers

Abu al-Fadl devoted the final months of his life to clearing al-Bab, Syria, of improvised explosives left behind by ISIS in everything from washing machines to cooking pots. The 60-year-old destroyed roughly 3,500 mines before one took his life.

The life and death of one of Syria’s most beloved minesweepers
A fuel stand in rebel-held, besieged Eastern Ghouta, Syria, Feb. 12, 2017.

The lucrative business of smuggling supplies into Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta

A recent government offensive shut down smuggling tunnels rebels used to bring in supplies to besieged Eastern Ghouta. With nearly 300,000 people reportedly on the brink of famine, only a pair of businessmen can provide supplies. But they aren’t cheap.

The lucrative business of smuggling supplies into Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta