Even though it is one of the world’s lowest emitters of greenhouse gases, Afghanistan is among the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change and severe weather conditions. Recent economic and humanitarian challenges, compounded by a political crisis of legitimacy and governance, exacerbate the situation, limiting the country’s ability to mitigate climate-induced fragility and build long-term resilience.
Boat set off from the Tunisian coastal town of Sfax. There were 42 people on board, all Sudanese. Two people were rescued. Tunisia has replaced Libya as the main exit country for people fleeing poverty and conflict in other parts of Africa and the Middle East towards Europe. Last year, nearly 1,000 people who drowned off Tunisian coast, authorities said. That is more than in any previous year. The boat sank shortly after setting sail - while trying to cross the Mediterranean.
A photo from Ukraine has been awarded Photo of the Year by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This was reported on the organisation's website. Polish photographer and documentary filmmaker Patryk Jaracz has been documenting the events of the war since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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In the basements of Orikhiv, Ukrainian troops stand by the walls. Even though they are underground, the huge Russian bombs that routinely land could collapse everything above onto them, and so the edges of their underground world are safer.