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  • [Pakistan] Children line up outside the school's canteen during recess.
  • [Pakistan] Children line up outside the school's canteen during recess.
  • [Pakistan] A class sits at attention.
    These children should have a better chance of becoming literate, in a country where nearly half of adults cannot read and write
  • [Pakistan] Primary school-children ham it up for the camera.
    Primary school-children ham it up for the camera
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Takhir Akhmatakhunov showing where they used to drink water from.
    Takhir Akhmatakhunov showing where many in Ferghana are forced to go for drinking water
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Traditional toilet.
  • [Kyrgyzstan] There is water in Yambarak village now.
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Irrigation canal Yambarak villagers used to drink from.
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Irrigation canal Yambarak villagers used to drink from.
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Ecological dry toilet basement.
  • [Ethiopia] Farmers harvesting in south Wollo.
  • [Pakistan] The drainage arrangements are as makeshift as the homes:
sewage pipes over the open drain in Essa Nagri.
  • [Pakistan] Upstream of Essa Nagri is Welfare Colony. Where was once
was an open drain (like the one in Essa Nagri), there is now this paved
lane. Essa Nagri will also look something like this once the drain is
covered.
  • [Pakistan] An open drain in Essa Nagri, another katchi abadi in Karachi. Unlike Machar Colony, however, Essa Nagri has been regularised and development work is about to commence. In the first phase, this drain will be covered.
  • [Pakistan] An inundated lane in Machar Colony. There is no proper disposal of sewage in Machar Colony, creating a health hazard that gives residents tummy aches and other digestive disorders.
    There is no proper disposal of sewage in Machar Colony, creating a health hazard that gives residents stomach aches and other digestive disorders
  • [Pakistan] Sewage pipes empty out into the unpaved streets in the absence
of a drainage system in Machar Colony.
    Sewage pipes empty out into the unpaved streets in the absence
    of a drainage system in Machar Colony
  • [Iraq] Letter threatening more attacks on coalition and foreigners.
  • [Iraq] Court house where war crimes could be heard.
    This is one Iraqi court where war crimes will be heard
  • [Pakistan] Two views of Machar Colony from the main road (Mauripur Road).
    Roads in Balochistan suffer from under-investment, poor maintenance and overuse
  • [Pakistan] Laundry hung out to dry in a makeshift home bordering the drain in Essa Nagri.
    Laundry hung out to dry in a makeshift home bordering the drain in Essa Nagri
  • [Pakistan] Two views of Machar Colony from the main road (Mauripur Road).
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Further complicating the the problem, dairy products are openly sold on every street corner, with little to no attention paid to hygiene.
  • [Afghanistan] The UN special envoy to Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi welcomed gunter Pleuger the German UN ambassador and current head of UNSC upon the arrival of 15-member UNSC delegation at Kabul International Airport.
  • [Afghanistan] The UN special envoy to Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi welcomed gunter Pleuger the German UN ambassador and current head of UNSC upon the arrival of 15-member UNSC delegation at Kabul International Airport.
  • [Afghanistan] The UN special envoy to Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi welcomed gunter Pleuger the German UN ambassador and current head of UNSC upon the arrival of 15-member UNSC delegation at Kabul International Airport.
  • [Kyrgyzstan] Health standards are often in short supply in the open markets of southern Kyrgyzstan.
    Brucellosis is spread by contaminated animal products
  • [SWAZILAND] Zakhele Remand Centre in Manzini.
    Zakhele Remand Centre in Swaziland's second city, Manzini
  • [Afghanistan] The UN special envoy to Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi welcomed gunter Pleuger the German UN ambassador and current head of UNSC upon the arrival of 15-member UNSC delegation at Kabul International Airport.
  • [South Africa] New sanitation Program in Evaton.
    Sophie Motaung is grateful for new waterborne sanitation in Evaton, outside Johannesburg.
  • [South Africa] New sanitation Program in Evaton. "old pit latrine (on the right) has been replaced by a new and more hygienic ventilated toilet."
    Old pit latrines (on the right) are being replaced by more hygienic ventilated toilets
  • [South Africa] Workers busy with water treatment system in Sebokeng.
    The shortage of skills may mean importing foreign workers
  • [South Africa] New sanitation Program in Evaton.

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