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  • Hussain Bsharat from Makhool says grazing land for his flocks has been limited by the Israeli military.
  • Dhaka city during rush hour, Bangladesh, July 2007. Since 1990, the number of roads in the capital has increased only by five per cent. The population of the city has increased by nearly seven million.
  • A man on a motorcycle is ferried across the River Buriganga by canoe, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. The landscape of Bangladesh is dominated by about 250 rivers, providing more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of navigable waterways. Locally made boats are the
    A man on a motorcycle is ferried across the River Buriganga by canoe, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • Muslim women travel by canoe across the River Buriganga in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Deficiencies in the city’s transport systems have affected its economic and social performance. Transport has not been managed properly; it has not been planned or
    Women travel by canoe across the River Buriganga in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • Young boys selling fish on a street in Brazzaville. Congo July 2007.
  • Most street families spend their nights in the open – a nightmare for young, vulnerable girls who fall victims to rape and are forced into prostitution. Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007.
    Many street families spend their nights in the open in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Most street families spend their nights in the open – a nightmare for young, vulnerable girls who fall victims to rape and are forced into prostitution. Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007.
    Most street families spend their nights in the open – a nightmare for young, vulnerable girls who fall victims to rape and are forced into prostitution. Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007.
  • A woman holds a picture of a sick relative and asks for help in one of the alleys in central Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Due to the big population in the city of Dhaka many residents are jobless and spend the day doing manual labor to earn a living.
  • Even the rooftops have become resting places for the homeless in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. The large population survives mostly below the poverty level.
    Even the rooftops have become resting places for the homeless in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • Street families take advantage of every area of cover – such as this foot bridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. The country is one of the poorest in the world. A large percentage of the vast population is young and living below the poverty level.
    Street families take advantage of every area of cover – such as this foot bridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • Street children huddle together as they sleep along one of the roads in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. The country is one of the poorest in the world. A large percentage of the vast population is young and living below the poverty level.
    Street children huddle together as they sleep along one of the roads in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • Two young boys sleep in the middle of a busy road in central Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. The phenomenon of street children has been a major concern in most areas of the city.
    Two young boys sleep in the middle of a busy road in central Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • A street scenario in of the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh July 2007. Make-shift dwellings and street families are found all over the capital city, a clear indication of the poverty levels.
    A street scenario in of the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh July 2007
  • Street children sleep on the path of one of Dhaka’s roads, Bangladesh, July 2007. The country is one of the poorest in the world. A large percentage of the population is young and living below the poverty level.
  • A man sleeps underneath a bridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Budgetary proposals for 2007-2008 call for the construction of 15,000 flats for slum dwellers on government ‘khas’ lands.
    A man sleeps underneath a bridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination have featured greatly in the life of Jacqueline Kingombe, 36, a widow struggling to bring up five children in Bukavu, capital of South Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  • Josephine Morgan was recently reunited with her parents after being put in an orphanage.
  • Flood victims are gradually returning home but need more help to rebuild their homes.
  • A woman walking through one of the alleys of Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. In the background is a poster of the first President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was assasinated by the military in August 15, 1975.
    A woman walking through one of the alleys of Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. In the background is a poster of the first President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was assasinated by the military in August 15, 1975
  • Bangladesh came into being in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season.
  • Bangladesh is a land of rain and rivers. You are never too far from a river and rain falls throughout the year. The huge population numbering about 144 million people has over the years leant to cope with this weather. Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007.
    Bangladesh is a land of rain and rivers. You are never too far from a river and rain falls throughout the year
  • A young boy hiding behind a leaf, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. More than 400,000 children in the city of Dhaka work from dawn until dusk each day to help support their families.
  • A veiled woman looking out from a window in a residential house in central Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Bangladesh is predominantly a Muslim nation, though there is a small Hindu following.
    A veiled woman looking out from a window in a residential house in central Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries, with a population of about 144 million people, Bangladesh, July 2007. The heavy rural to urban immigrations to the capital Dhaka has more than doubled in a decade to reach 3.4 million peop
  • A woman fetches water in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries, its people crammed into a delta of rivers that flows into the Bay of Bengal
    A woman fetching water in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Due to the huge population, small businesses have taken root in most of the city streets as a means of survival, Dhaka, Bandgladesh, July 2007. Bandgladesh is one of the worlds poorest nations and relies heavily on foreign aid.
  • A Hindu faithful prays during a religious procession along the streets of capital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Predominantly More than 80 percent of the population is Muslim.
    A Hindu faithful prays during a religious procession along the streets of capital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • More than 80 percent of the population is Muslim though there is a Hindu following, as evidenced in this street procession, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007.
    More than 80 percent of the population is Muslim though there is a Hindu following, as evidenced in this street procession, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007.
  • A street vendor displays a Hindu religious statue in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. More than 80 percent of the population is Muslim.
  • Children at an orphanage outside Monrovia.
  • Young men selling fruit. The number of urban poor has doubled in a decade from 1.5 million in 1996 to 3.4 million in 2006. Many of this people jobless and spend the day doing manual labor to earn a living.
  • Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, July 2007, is already a mega city with about 13 million people. The number of urban poor has doubled in a decade from 1.5 million in 1996 to 3.4 million in 2006.

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