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  • Fish on sale in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, September 2007. Nairobi is a city of well-stocked supermarkets, international restaurants and endless street stalls of fresh fruit. However, proximity to food does not always mean access to food. Quality of die
    Fish on sale in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya
  • An elderly woman in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, September 2007. Most urban slums are characterised by an exponentially rising cohort of youth - many of whom spend years in insecure, makeshift housing. Many families are caught in the trap of the informal
    An elderly woman in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya
  • "I never imagined I would have to leave my home again," said 80-year-old Mahmoud Nimr Abdou as he boarded a bus to return to Nahr al-Bared. "I will kiss the ground when I return"
  • Security was extremely tight with the army checking papers and searching vehicles one by one as Palestinian refugees queued to re-enter the camp between rolls of razor wire.
  • The first Palestinian families displaced by fighting between the army and Islamist militants began returning to the ruined Nahr al-Bared camp on 10 October.
  • Blood collection from small ruminants
in southern Iraq, January 2003.
  • Relatives attend to a woman who fainted while waiting to meet with UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour in front of the UN compound in the Sri Lankan capital on 11 October
  • Cumulative GDP loss for Burundi.
  • A child east ready-to-use-food (RUF) at a feeding centre in Somalia.
    Most of the displaced had run out of food
  • Child Food is not Enough.
  • Water shortage in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. Safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities are a precondition for health.
  • A view of Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007.
  • A view of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. Mathare is the most dangerous and filthy of the many slums in Nairobi and most locals only see it from the margins.
    A view of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Children playing in a Good Samaritan home at Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. Good Samaritan is home to more than 300 orphans from all over the slum.
    Children playing in a Good Samaritan home at Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya
  • A view of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. Mathare is the most dangerous and filthy of the many slums in Nairobi and most locals only see it from the margins.
    A view of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya
  • A flooded main road in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. Eastleigh is a hub for the local and international textile market as well as a residential zone.
    A flooded road in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya
  • A young girl carrying a load of firewood in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. People are dependent on firewood and paraffin as a source of energy.
    A young girl carrying a load of firewood in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya
  • The streets of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. Kibera is one of Africa's largest slums, where as many as a million people live in crowded conditions with poor sanitation and poor healthcare.
    The streets of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
  • A young boy playing on the train track in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, October 2007. Kibera is one of the most studied slums in Africa, not only because it is in the centre of a modern city, but also because UN-HABITAT, the Human Settlements Programme, is
    A young boy playing on the train track in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
  • More than 200,000 Afghans have been deported from Iran since April, according to Afghan officials.
  • An Afghan refugee awaits UNHCR assistance at a verification centre in Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Opposition supporters in the Togolese capital, Lome,Togolese,October 2007. In the run-up to legislative elections Party is the Convention Democratique des Peuples Africains.
  • Yellow areas signify greater food insecurity.
  • A map of showing Iraq and neighbouring countries.
  • Saddam al-Ashmori, a 26-year-old Yemeni freelance journalist, was attacked earlier this month and now fears for his safety.
  • Roads become inaccessible during winter months in some parts of Afghanistan.
  • Afghanistan is prone to various natural disasters, including floods, avalanches, landslides and earthquakes.
  • A map of Iraq highlighting Missan Province.
  • Nélcia Simbine is a Mozambican woman who faces triple discrimination for being a woman, handicapped and HIV positive.
  • Nelcia Simbine is a Mozambican woman who is handicaped and HIV positive.
  • Two children scavenge in the outskirts of Afghan capital Kabul.
  • A map showing al-Tanf camp on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq.

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