Group of school children reciting lessons in new school building built by local NGO, village of Thit La, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Children standing in front of distorting mirrors, in Bludiste (Maze), Petrin Gardens, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Pah Oh minority children in local village school, Pattap Poap near Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Baggara girl and baby sister, Gabra, Sudan, Africa

1st of May Labour Day Parade, Plaza de la Revolucion (Revolution Square), Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Native children wearing seal skin clothing, Museum in Nanortalik Port, Island of Qoornoq, Province of Kitaa, Southern Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark, Polar Regions

Cooked spiders for eating in market, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long Horn Miao girls in traditional costumes celebrating Flower Dance Festival, Longjia village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

School girls, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Schoolchildren, Garage-Bentenier, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Schoolchildren, Garage-Bentenier, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Soccer game in a school, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Young Masai girl in the Serengei Plains, Tanzania.

Konavle Folk Dance, Cilipi, Croatia, Europe

Girl surfing in white water at Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Hairdresser at home, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African child, Tori, Benin, West Africa, Africa

School children in class in the village of Kampong Tralach, Tonle Sap River, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Novice Nuns chanting at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ugandan village girl, Bweyale, Uganda, Africa

Japanese girls dressed as flamingos at the Halloween celebrations in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

People at Christmas market stall at night in Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Queue outside the temple for the Janmashtami Hindu festival at Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sumida Hokusai Ukiyo-e museum designed by Kazuyo Sejima, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

View of Hallstatt village, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salzkammergut region of the Alps, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Little girl in a red dress on the Vilnia River bank next to tree decorated with vinyl records, Uzupis district, Vilnius, Lithuania, Europe

Girls selling bread on the street, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia

Girls in kimonos, Meiji Shrine, Harajuku, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Schoolchildren in cycle rickshaw, Aleppey, Kerala state, India, Asia

Qashqai child, Iran, Middle East

Children, Mass of the sacraments at St. Joan of Arc's school in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Europe

Buchanan Street at Christmas, City Centre, Statue of Donald Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A female student on Graduation Day in front of a Chinese gate at Peking University, Beijing, China, Asia

Black Hmong ethnic group kids at school, Sapa area, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Astrologer in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Group of smiling Japanese elementary school children wearing blue and green caps, Japan, Asia

Young female monk, Phaung Daw Oo pagoda, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young girl carrying food in Old Delhi at Daryagang market, India

Chinese children at the Children's Palace in Canton China

Big Ben and young couple looking at map, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Youth band in Canton, China

Children in a refugee camp in Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa

View of the New Town Hall clock tower (Rathaus) and Christmas Market in Marienplatz, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Primary school, Pong Teuk, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Student girl, sitting behind bright coloured silks, Kerala, India, Asia

Evangelical church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Dakshinkali Shrine, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

A little girl living in a floating village on Inle Lake in Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Girl sculpture at the 798 Art Zone (Dashanzi Art District) in Beijing, China, Asia

Alley in Conil de la Frontera, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz Province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

African primary school, children in the classroom, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Changing of the Guard at Prince's Palace of Monaco in Monaco, Cote d'Azur, French Riviera, France, Europe

A Bangladeshi woman teacher marks students books in a school in the slums of Dhaka (Dacca), Bangladesh, Asia

Native god, Harubang statue, Cheju Island, South Korea, Asia

Children canoeing in Annaburroo Billabong at Mary River Crossing near the Arnhem Highway, at the Top End, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Children, the Gambia, West Africa, Africa

School children at water pump, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Children at Gambian school, The Gambia, West Africa, Africa

Portrait of a young girl, Gochavank, Armenia, Central Asia, Asia

Traditional dress and procession for tea ceremony, Yasaka jinja shrine, Kyoto, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Miao festival, near Kaili, Guizhou, China, Asia

1st of May Labour Day Parade, Plaza de la Revolucion (Revolution Square), Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Girls in ethnic costume at a 4 Seals Miao lunar New Year festival, Xinyao village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Village of Masango, Province of Cibitoke, Burundi, Africa

Three smiling girls posing for the camera, Murgab, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

Orphans at an orphanage after the January 2010 earthquake, Port au Prince, Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Calligraphy workshop at the medieval festival of Provins, Seine-et-Marne, France, Europe

Chinese traditional dancers with fans in Shanghai, China

Two girls in Quanjude Roast Duck restaurant, Wangfujing Street, Beijing, China

South African Children peering through a fence

School children from Akha hill village, near Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Hmong children under umbrella in the monsoon (rainy) season, Sapa, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Girl surfer riding wave at popular Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Vegetarian meal, Monks at Buddhist ceremony in the main hall, Phuoc Hue Buddhist pagoda, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Hmong women in traditional dress, Lao New Year festival, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Toraja girl in traditional costume at funeral ceremony, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Celebes, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ramadi village, Nile Valley between Luxor and Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tamil Catholic celebration, Antony, France, Europe

Participants of the Holy Saturday procession waiting in front of the San Felipe de Jesus Church near Antigua, Guatemala, Central America *** Local Caption *** Participants of the Holy Saturday procession waiting in front of the San Felipe de Jesus Church near Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Christmas Market at Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Moliceiro navigating on the Sao Roque Canal and Carcavelos bridge, Aveiro, Venice of Portugal, Beira Littoral, Portugal, Europe

Daily market at Ambozontany, upper Fianarantsoa, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Girl with masonjoany a beauty mask obtained using the powder from the sandalwood of Madagascar shrub, Miandrivazo, Madagascar, Africa

Muslim children at morning prayers on Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Copper Canyon, Mexico, North America

Padaung girl, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Students in class, elementary school, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Village life, near Deogarh, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Children in folkloric costumes, Festa de Santo Antonio (Lisbon Festival), Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Colourfully dressed schoolgirls on their way home at the Pre-Aksumite settlement Qohaito, Eritrea, Africa

Pah Oh minority children in local village school, Pattap Poap near Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Carpet factory, Quetta, Pakistan, Asia

Teenage girl mounting horse, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Girl playing traditional saung gauq (boat shaped harp) at Popa Mountain Resort, Mount Popa, near Bagan, Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young girl gazes at jewels in Fratelli Chiocchetti jewellery shop in Via Fillungo, Lucca, Italy

Chinese children performing dance display in Canton, China

Young girl wearing traditional Indian dress

An eight year old girl and six year ld boy walking ino the sea in France

Tamil Hindus celebrating a festival for Muruga (Ganesha's brother) in Paris, France, Europe

Young girl in front of a traditional house, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa