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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. AFP

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Worn-out banknotes in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. In the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army destroyed many banks and ATMs, all branches have been closed for more than 11 months. Getty Images

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Syrian refugees leave Wazzani village, southern Lebanon on Sunday. People uprooted by war often fall between the gaps created by red tape, government policies and changing rules. EPA

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People receive chemotherapy for cancer, provided free of charge at hospital run by the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, in Idlib, Syria. EPA

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