[12] She has covered wars from Iraq to Libya, Angola to Syria;[13] repression from Eritrea to Zimbabwe; and journeyed to the far reaches of the Amazon to visit remote tribes.

[14][15] She pays particular attention to issues such as the girls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria,[16] Yazidi sex slaves in Iraq,[17] and the plight of Afghan women.

[24] In response to calls for a retraction of the article on the grounds that it was "trivialising racism", Sunday Times editor Emma Tucker apologised “for the offence caused”, stating that Lamb "never intended to make light of his remark in any way".

[29] The book Nujeen inspired a five-movement cantata Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo written by Kevin Crossley-Holland (text) and Cecilia McDowall (music) first performed by The National Children's Choir of Great Britain in Birmingham Town Hall on 10 August 2018.

[30] Lamb's book Our Bodies, Their Battlefield was published by William Collins (London) in March 2020 and by Scribner (New York) in September 2020 and was translated into 14 languages.

[31] Her latest book The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic was published by William Collins (London) in June 2022.