Tamar Riley

As for peace brokering conversations in the UN, there is currently a deadlock. On Wednesday, Russia refused a draft resolution on Syria. “Clearly the UN isn't able to act in a unified way on this issue – in part because both Russia and the US are unwilling to compromise,” adds Lucas. “I'd actually like to see the UN security council reformed so it better reflects world opinion, and isn't just a talking shop for nuclear-armed states.

The signs of reverse SAD are often different to SAD experienced during the winter months, which often include low energy symptoms. Reverse SAD symptoms are most often agitation and irritability-related, which may be mild to begin with at the end of spring but become more severe as summer progresses, says Isabel Leming, senior technician at Smart TMS. These might include trouble sleeping (insomnia), poor appetite, weight loss, agitation or anxiety.

Yusra Abdullah, 23, with her children in a chicken barn in northern Iraq. "Four days before ISIS attacked us, I gave birth to our youngest daughter. I was still in bed the day they came. I took my baby in my arms and my husband put us on his tractor and we ran away," she said. "We left with nothing; even the pot I was cooking in was still on the stove. We were on the road a week. My breast milk stopped and my baby became really sick. Finally, we found this barn and we came inside.