The #WPPh2025 Photo of the Year is ‘Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine’ by Samar Abu Elouf, for @nytimes.com. The jury was moved by this portrait of a Palestinian boy which speaks to the devastating long-term costs of war on civilians. worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/2025/Samar-Abu-Elouf/1

Over 300 million people in the world are in need of humanitarian aid. The EU has announced today an initial budget of 1.9 billion euro to provide much needed lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable worldwide.

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