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  • Slum dwellers congregate at a borehole to wash and collect water. Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Rapid urban growth causes economic, social and cultural improvements for some people, but deterioration in the overall urban environment and a very low standar
  • High rise buildings tower over the makeshift houses in this slum, near the Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. The level of urbanisation in Bangladesh is comparatively low, but the pace is high, ranging from seven to 11 percent in the past five
    High rise buildings tower over the makeshift houses in this slum, near the Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
  • Security has been tighened on the streets of Beirut as the country holds by-elections to replace to MPs who were assassinated last year.
  • A woman casts her vote in a polling station in Metn, north-east of Beirut.
  • One of the generators used in the village to supply electricity for only several hours a day, as the running costs are very high.
  • Jaber Abu al-Haija and his daughters. Tasnim (left) needs refrigerated medicines and a ventilator. As the family has no electricity, they must store the medicines in neighbours' fridges and ask them for power to use the ventilator.
  • Muhammed Abu al-Haija stands next to a portrait of his grandfather, who founded the village after the 1948 war, and a picture of himself, as a child, with his father.
  • Borauzima Lukabia, HIV-positive Bukavu resident.
  • A group of HIV-positive residents of Bukavu at the offices of Fondation Femme Plus, where they get psycho-social support.
  • Akosombo Dam.
  • Um Muhammad al-Daraj, 35, says she was forced to have sex with a militant to secure the release of her kidnapped husband.
  • 'Cop or robber?' Many aid workers accuse Afghan police of being corrupt and inefficient.
  • NGOs fear armed escorts will make them legitimate targets for anti-government elements.
  • Incessant rainfall has flooded some of the major towns in southwest Nepal.
  • Thousands of displaced villagers remain stranded along the highway in west Nepal.
  • An estimated 21,000 children a year die of measles each year in Pakistan - making vaccination efforts all the more important.
  • A woman and her child try to escape the effects of tear-gas used by anti-riot policemen during a demonstration by residents of Mathare, one of the biggest slums in Nairobi, Kenya. July 30, 2007. The protest was over the disconnection of water by authoriti
  • Slum dwellers protest against city authorities after water supplies to their homes were cut off in a clampdown on illegal connections in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, July 30, 2007. Nairobi Water Company said less than one percent of the area’s water connect
  • A police officer stands guard after a demonstration by slum dwellers in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, July 30, 2007. Residents protested against a clamp down by city authorities, which left the slum without piped water.
  • A police officer raises his gun to warn demonstrating slum dwellers in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, July 30, 2007. The residents took to the streets to protest against the disconnection of water supplies by city authorities.
  • Angry residents of Mathare slum demonstrate in Nairobi, Kenya, July 30, 2007, after authorities disconnected water in the area. Anti-riot police stepped in to break up the protest and arrested several people.
  • A woman and her son flee a tear-gas canister thrown by anti-riot police during a day long running battle with residents of Mathare, one of the biggest slums in Nairobi, Kenya, July 30, 2007. City authorities cut off water supplies in an exercise to clamp
  • Visibly shaken and in tears, a young girl passes an anti-riot officer in the sprawling Mathare slums, Nairobi, Kenya, July 30, 2007. Police stepped in to break up a demonstration by residents over the disconnection of water by authorities.
  • The City of Harare, capital of Zimbabwe 23 July 2007.
  • Empty shelves at a Harare supermarket 23 July 2007. Since government launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices by fifty percent in a bid combat the rampant inflation of over 4,000 percent - and imprisoning businesspeople wh
  • Empty shelves at a Harare supermarket 23 July 2007. Since government launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices by fifty percent in a bid combat the rampant inflation of over 4,000 percent - and imprisoning businesspeople wh
    The shelves in Zimbabwe are being restocked
  • Empty shelves at a Harare supermarket 21 July 2007.Since government launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices by fifty percent in a bid combat the rampant inflation of over 4,000 percent - and imprisoning businesspeople who
  • A woman in Harare after buying chicken parts to go and re sell again. Zimbabwe government launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices by fifty percent in a bid combat the rampant inflation of over 4,000 percent - and imprison
    Meat has become a rare commodity
  • A wedding goes on in Harare, Zimbabwe 21 July 2007 despite the high inflation facing the country. The Government has launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices by fifty percent in a bid combat the rampant inflation of over 4
  • A woman sells ice-cream in Harare 22 July 2007.The Government has launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices by fifty percent in a bid combat the rampant inflation of over 4,000 percent - and imprisoning businesspeople who d
  • A street scene in Harare, Zimbabwe 12 July 2007. Because of the high inflation one has to carry a huge some of money only to buy one item. The Government has launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices by fifty percent in a b
  • Women carrying firewood pass by an empty petrol station that has no fuel to sell in Harare,Zimbabwe, July 2007. There is lack of petrol in many of the stations. The Government has launched "Operation Reduce Prices", compelling businesses to slash prices b

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