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  • Abdul Aziz Muhammad Arrukban, the special humanitarian envoy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaks to one of the Refugees families in Dadaab, during his visit to dadaab camp, Garissa, Kenya. August 2008.
  • Abdul Aziz Muhammad Arrukban, the special humanitarian envoy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaks to one of the Refugees families in Dadaab, during his visit to dadaab camp, Garissa, Kenya. August 2008.
    Abdul Aziz Muhammad Arrukban, the special humanitarian envoy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya
  • Refugees at Dadaab, during a visit by Abdul Aziz Muhammad Arrukban, the special humanitarian envoy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Kenya August 2008.
  • Triage and prior preparation are core issues emphasised at war surgery seminars conducted for medical personnel in Sri Lanka by the ICRC.
  • “You have to know what a bullet will do when it hits the body, or a fragmentation mine or a landmine and you classify cases based on the [extent] of the injuries,” Morven Murchison, ICRC Health Coordinator.
  • Simao Mendes hospital in Bissau.
  • A cholera victim at Simao Mendes hospital in Bissau.
  • Thousands of People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters settle on the grounds of Government House after the group launched its “final war” demanding the Samak-led administration step down.
  • People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protester near Government House demanding the government led by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej step down. PAD says Samak is a proxy for former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted in a 2006 coup.
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  • Than Than outside her home in Kunchangon. In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, her husband now fishes after losing much of his livestock. The structure on the right was once used to house their ducks.
  • Still reeling from the effects of Cyclone Nargis, some chicken farmers have rebuilt their chicken coops in the hopes of getting further assistance.
  • In southern Myanmar, this 11-year old boy said his family lost 200 of their 300 ducks to Cyclone Nargis.
  • Backyard livestock breeders are facing an uphill battle in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which ravaged much of southern Myanmar in May 2008.
  • Drought's impacts on agriculture and livestock in Afghanistan, July 2008.
  • Backyard livestock breeder are finding it hard to make ends meet in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which ravaged Myanmar's southern coastal area on 2 and 3 May 2008.
  • Livestock affected by drought in the north of Afghanistan, August 2008.
  • The make-shift hut of a landless fisherman family in cyclone-affected Daydaye Township, southern Myanmar.
  • Teenagers' sexual activity is higher during summer holidays, increasing the risk of early pregnancies and HIV.
  • Without assistance, Hla Tin, a 56-year-old widow in Myanmar's cyclone affected Daydaye Township – has just finished planting rice on her 17 hectares of land.
  • Agadez regional hospital sits opposite the regional military base. (Photo taken 22 August 2008)
  • Thousands of residents like those living along the Areng River may soon be forced to relocate once the dam construction begins in Cambodia. Some residents, like those pictured, depend heavily on lumber for their livelihoods. Some forests will be flooded a
  • Floating river communities may be forced to relocate when dam construction gets underway in Cambodia's highlands.
  • A recently released UN report cited widespread human rights abuses by the police and defence forces between 11 February and 8 May 2008 when the country was under a state of siege with the police and military working together under a joint command, outside
  • Police commander Alfonso De Deus and military commander Taur Matan Ruak have given the UN assurances they are doing their best to deal with cases of human rights abuses by the police and defence forces.
  • Flood relief efforts are ongoing after recent flooding (August 2008) in Nepal.
  • Ouma Ibrahim, 24 years old, with her newborn son in Agadez. (Photo taken 22 August 2008)
  • Women and children were left particularly vulnerable by the recent flooding (August 2008) which occurred in Nepal.
  • Police commander Alfonso De Deus and military commander Taur Matan Ruak have given the UN assurances they are doing their best to deal with cases of human rights abuses by the police and defence forces.
  • Police engage in running battles with residents of Makongeni estate, during eviction of residents who had defaulted on rent. Kenya August 2008. More than 2000 residents were evicted.
  • A man pulls a cart with his belongings during eviction in Makongeni estate in Nairobi during eviction for residents who had defaulted on the rent. Kenya. August 2008. More than 2000 residents were evicted.
  • A young child is carried on a bicycle past anti riot police in Makongeni estate in Nairobi during eviction of residents who had defaulted on rent. August 2008.
    Evicted residents due to rent arrears in Nairobi, Kenya

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