Young Sikhs light candles at the illuminated Golden Temple, Sikhs holiest shrine, early morning to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru and the founder of Sikhism, in Amritsar, India, Monday, November 27, 2023. (Photo by Prabhjot Gill/AP Photo)





Children cool themselves with electric fans near the Forbidden City on a hot day in Beijing, on June 25, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Rohingya refugees are seen at a beach on Sabang island, Aceh province on December 2, 2023. More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on December 2, officials said, but locals threatened to push them back to sea. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Dancers of the Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) get ready to take the stage during the production of the 'Nutcracker', a classical ballet traditionally performed in the Christmas period, at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on December 2, 2023. Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) has grown to become Kenya's pre-eminent and most diverse dance school with a commitment to teaching talented dancers, irrespective of their ability to pay for training. DCK's sponsorship plan in schools and informal settlements has already affected the lives of many aspiring dancers from disadvantaged backgrounds, some of them engaging in training programmes abroad with renowned international ballet schools. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





A family lights candles during the day of solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, November 29, 2023. (Photo by Fernando Vergara/AP Photo)





Roman, 8, wounded by Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia last year, performs at a ballroom dance competition, with his face covered by a burn mask, after a year of skin grafts and over 30 surgeries, in Lviv, Ukraine on December 2, 2023. (Photo by Roman Baluk/Reuters)





A Rohingya Muslim girl reacts while taking a bath at a port warehouse that is used as temporary shelter in Sabang, Aceh province, Indonesia on December 8, 2023. (Photo by Riska Munawarah/Reuters)





A Palestinian child looks on, as displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 8, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





Palestinians, including children, wounded in Israeli attacks are being brought to Nasser Hospital for treatment in Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 05, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images)





The students of Taoroa School wait for their turn to ride Goldie as part of their equine education on December 06, 2023 in Taihape, New Zealand. At the Taoroa School in Taihape, about 250km (150 miles) north of New Zealand's capital Wellington, a unique equine education program has been running as an experiment in teaching children about horses. The idea came about when Tui Gower, a resident, brought her ponies to school on pet day. The children loved it so much that principal Lara Stevens used a government well-being grant to fund a 12-month pilot program at the rural school, which has 34 students. The program has been so successful that it has become a part of the curriculum, with funding guaranteed for another year. Stevens says the time children spend with horses has helped with their attendance and given students something authentic - skills and learning also relevant at home. Children visit Gower twice a week to learn about horses, the relationship they have with people, their care and well-being, handling, nutrition, equipment and riding. The program also offers the practical benefit of children being able to use their learnings at home on the farm, helping parents muster cattle and sheep. Gower says horses have helped her throughout her life, and she hopes to pass on some of the benefits she has experienced. She says that children are taught by horses too, learning that every action has a reaction, among other important lessons. Working with horses has also been good for the mental health of handlers and riders. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)





Newly-arrived Rohingya refugees rest at a beach on Sabang island, Aceh province, on December 2, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Students of the Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) react while waiting to take the stage during the production of the “Nutcracker”, a classical ballet traditionally performed in the Christmas period, at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





A two years old boy snowboards in Steinhage park in Vienna, Austria on December 3, 2023, as Vienna's landscape has changed to a winter look after two days of snowfall. (Photo by Joe Klamar/AFP Photo)





A boy holding a flag sits, as friends and family mourn Israeli soldier Sergeant Yakir Yedidya Schenkolewski, 21, who was killed in Gaza during the ongoing ground operation by Israel's military in the Gaza Strip, at his funeral in Kfar Etzion, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 5, 2023. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)





Fans of the Palmeiras soccer team celebrate the team's twelfth Brazilian champion title after their match against Cruzeiro; in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 06 December 2023. (Photo by Isaac Fontana/EPA)





A Palestinian child looks on at Nasser hospital, following Israeli strikes on Ma'an school east of Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 5, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





A Palestinian boy carrying a baby stands at a site of Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 4, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





A child looks out of a tent, as displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp near the border with Egypt, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 11, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





Displaced Palestinian children, who fled their house due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 11, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





Five-year-old Julia cuddles a free teddy bear at a toy adoption station in a branch of Dobbies in Wallington, UK on December 4, 2023. Research shows almost half of parents (46%) in Britain plan to spend less on their children’s Christmas presents this year, and 47% believe their child would not mind receiving a preloved toy as a gift. (Photo by Michael Leckie/PA Wire Press Association)