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  • IDP camp in Port-au-Prince
    Thousands are still living in tiny tents in the capital, Port-au-Prince
  • IDP camp in Port-au-Prince
    They should be in class
  • Abdul Gaffor, who lives in an IDP camp, cannot afford to build a house for himself. Thousands of Muslim IDPs have yet to return to their homes
  • Najeefa Mohamed Hussain's houses were destroyed in Jaffna. Thousands of Muslim IDPs have yet to return to their homes
  • In rural Pakistan streams and waterways are often used for cleaning and as toilets, posing risks to health
  • Uprooted trees in the wake of floods further clog waterways
    Uprooted trees in the wake of floods further clog waterways
  • Huts built in a floodwater gully. People living in these are the worst affected by floods
  • Students at the al-Hamza Girls School in Amran Governorate are taught about the risks of landmines and UXOs
  • The highly polluted Nairobi River. Without a proper garbage collection and sewage disposal systems, residents empty contents to the river. Such poor waste disposal is a risk factor to the health of the entire population as the dirty sources are likely to
    The highly polluted Nairobi River
  • Christine Wahito, a mother of eight with her lastborn children. Following a cholera outbreak in October 2009, Wahito, a resident of the sprawling Korogocho slums of Nairobi lost her 4-year old son. Quick action by the Kenya’s Ministry of Health saved th
    Christine Wahito, a mother of eight with her lastborn children
  • Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir and VP Riek Machar ride a pickup at the head of a convoy in an election campaign visit to Nimule, eastern Equatoria
    Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir and VP Riek Machar ride a pickup at the head of a convoy in an election campaign visit to Nimule, eastern Equatoria
  • A Toposa man taking part in an election rally at Torit, eastern Equatoria, incorporates a doll into his traditional head gear
    A Toposa man taking part in an election rally at Torit, eastern Equatoria, incorporates a doll into his traditional head gear
  • Clogged drainage channels in the sprawling Korogocho slums of Nairobi. Poor waste disposal is an inherent health danger to the residents. The narrow channels empty their contents into the Nairobi River highly polluting it. Such poor waste disposal is a ri
    Clogged drainage channels in the sprawling Korogocho slums of Nairobi
  • A trumpeter in an SPLA band feels the heat at an election rally in Torit, eastern Equatoria, March 18 2010
    A trumpeter in an SPLA band feels the heat at an election rally in Torit, eastern Equatoria, March 18 2010
  • Salva Kiir Mayardit on election campaign tour in Eastern Equatoria, March 2010
  • Girls in traditional Toposa costume celebrate an SPLM delegation on an election campaign rally. Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria
  • Wounded war veteran of the SPLA takes part in SPLM election rally, Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria
    Wounded war veteran of the SPLA takes part in SPLM election rally, Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria
  • Food aid distribution, Kwajok, Warrap State. Food insecurity continues to threaten the population of the 31,027 sqkm Warrap State, which was the epicentre of a famine in 1998
  • Dancing at a SPLM election rally at Marial Bai, between Kwajok and Wau. Election poster in background
    Dancing at a SPLM election rally at Marial Bai, between Kwajok and Wau. Election poster in background
  • Girls in traditional Toposa costume participate in SPLM election campaign rally at Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria
    Girls in traditional Toposa costume participate in SPLM election campaign rally at Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria
  • Patrons outside a shopping centre line up for a taxi in Makati City, Manila
  • The nongovernmental organization Centro Integral Rehabilitation de Colombia (CIREC) uses scuba diving as a part of a programme to rehabilitate mine victims
  • Mines deprive rural communities of farmland and continue to cause injuries and death
    Mines deprive rural communities of farmland and continue to cause injuries and death
  • High rise buildings in Manila. Expert warn of a possible massive earthquake
  • Brick making at the banks of the river Jur in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal state, southern Sudan. There has been a construction boom throughout southern Sudan since the 2005 peace agreement
  • Election billboard, Juba, March 2010
  • Donor representatives inspect teacher accommodation under construction at a newly-built primary school at Atido, near Wau in Western Bahr el Ghazal. March 2010
  • Railway track, Atido, Western Bahr el Ghazal. The southern branch of Sudan's railway system has been repaired and reopened in March 2010, linking north and south
  • Women, some with their children, wait at a medical centre in the village of Ikpgébélé in northern Republic of Congo’s Likouala province. More than 100,000 people from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province have fled clashes t
    Health services in Congo’s Likouala province cannot even meet the needs of the local population let alone those of the refugees
  • Since October 2009 more than 100,000 people from Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province  fled clashes to seek sanctuary in Likouala province, across the Ubangui river in the Republic of Congo
    Since October 2009 more than 100,000 people from Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province fled clashes to seek sanctuary in Likouala province, across the Ubangui river in the Republic of Congo
  • Since October 2009 more than 100,000 people from Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province  fled clashes to seek sanctuary in Likouala province, across the Ubangui river in the Republic of Congo
  • Since October 2009 more than 100,000 people from Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province  fled clashes to seek sanctuary in Likouala province, across the Ubangui river in the Republic of Congo. Makeshift houses erected by refugees at the rivers
    Makeshift houses erected by refugees at the riverside town of Ubangui

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