A young girl in traditional costume with silver filigree necklace and earrings and a brightly coloured veil, Pakistan

Little girl standing in her window in the blue houses of Jodhpur, the Blue City, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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

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

Concert at Lapis Sky Ger camp, young girls play Yatga-Yatuga (string instrument) at Bunkhan, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Portrait of a Mongolian Nomadic girl with braids, North Hangay province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Young girl eating noodles, graffitied on a wall at the 798 Art Zone (Dashanzi Art District) in Beijing, China, Asia

Girl wearing headphones buys food in the eating area of this huge old market, Central Market, city centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Onion floating fields, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

Portrrait of two little girls, Dharavandu Island, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Asia

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

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

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

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

Girl awaiting tooth filing ceremony, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Young pretty girl in national costume and jewels at a festival in Calcutta, India

Tashilhunpo monastery, Xigaze town, Tibet, China, Asia

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

Little girl wearing traditional amber jewellery at Yushu, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Tibetan woman spinning, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Girls standing by their house, floating fishing village of Chong Kneas, Tonle Sap lake, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of two children, Dharavandu Island, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Asia

One Girl Waterfall, hiking trail, Yushan National Park, Nantou County, Taiwan, Asia

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

Girl praying at cenotaph, A Bomb Dome, Peace Park, Hiroshima city, Western Japan, Asia

Portrait of a child dancer in the fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

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

School children at the end of the day at school, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Miao girl in festival hat, Langlin, Guangxi, China, Asia

Young girl at village festival at Hagud, India

Girl, Tala, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Portrait of a child dancer in the fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Girls in traditional dress walking past the cherry blossom at Sensi-ji Temple at night, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Tirta Empul temple, Ubud region, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of children of the village, Mabul, Mabul Island, east coast, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tirta Empul temple, Ubud region, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Girl with thanaka make-up, Mount Popa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Girl praying at shrine under giant rope, Takao jinja shrine, Takao San mountain, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Portrait of two Chinese kids, Beijing, China, Asia

Portrait of a Chines girl, Shanghai, China, Asia

Little girl outside yurt, Altyn-Arashan near Kara-Kol, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Uzbek girl, guest at a wedding, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Kalash girl, Rites of Spring, Joshi, Bumburet (Bumboret) Valley, Pakistan, Asia

India. Nuns and girls at prayer. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

India. Girls working in vegetable plot. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

India. Dancing girls. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

India. Study and reading time, helped by sister bincy joseph.Mary Matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

India. Nuns and girls at prayer. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

These reindeer peoples' entire existence is based around their herds of reindeer, which provide milk, skins for clothes, horn for carving and medicine, transport and occasionally, meat. the tsaatan are part of the tuvan ethnic group, which inhabits the tuvan republic of russia. there are only about 200 tsaatan in total, spread over 100,000 sq km of northern mongolia. they are nomadic, often moving their small encampments every three to four weeks, searching for special types of grass and moss loved by the reindeer. the tsaatan are strong practitioners of shamanism. west taiga, northern mongolia

India. Study and reading time, helped by sister jane thennattil (director).Mary Matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

India. Sister bincy joseph aruviyil serving, during mealtime at the mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

Mongolia the verbist center for street children and orphans, ulaan baatar

Indonesia mother child built in banda aceh by. Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Uzbekistan girls of shakhrisabz

Uzbekistan woman with children, bukhara

Uzbekistan girl selling bread, bukhara

Cambodia girl washing clothes, phnom penh.

Education, taiwan. A school for children with special needs, tainan

Thailand ban mai samaki, a tribal village near chiang mai

Thailand muslim girl of pattani

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

India. Small home of hindu family, omana radhara krishnan (mother) and her daughters rashmi (14) and maya (11). They will soon get a better house thanks to house building project funded by cnewa and implemented by diocese of kottayam social services in villages of wayanad district, kerala. 2007

Cambodia girls fishing in village pond, kampong cham

India - environment: children carrying firewood. Mattappatty village, tamil nadu

Thailand burmese girl at mae sot

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows the girls school.

Mongolia catholic bishop wens padilla visiting the verbist center for street children and orphans, ulaan baatar

Vietnam hoa binh primary school in vinh long province. children in school practice cheerleading

Indonesia muslim girls at a koranic -school in banda aceh. Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Thailand child development center for refugee and minority children chiang mai

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

CAMBODIA Children receiving first aid by an outreach team of CSARO, central Phnom Penh

India. Mealtime at the mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

Thailand burmese refugee school at mae sot

Vietnam mother of pearl inlay training workshop, phuxuyen

Cambodia family of trac village, kampong cham

India. Study and reading time. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

Education, taiwan. A catholic primary school, taichung

Vietnam mine risk education program in tan hop primary school in quang tri province. children are taught about the dangers of finding unexploded bombs or landmines, dating from the war with the usa. progarm sponsored by american catholic relief services (crs)

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

CAMBODIA Katot village, inhabited by the Prov tribal group, Stung Treng district. Library and literacy building provided by DPA and SCIAF. Children reading books

Vietnam anti trafficking project at tra on in vinh long province in the mekong delta region of vietnam. many young people have succumbed to bein. for marriage or work in neighboring countries, and this project addresses the problem. in this image the vice-principal of tra on high school, ngoc bich, talks to a group of 12th graders about the problem

Thailand infants sleeping at day care center in chiang dao village, near chiang mai

Thailand moslem girl with cat. Pattani

Vietnam hoa binh primary school in vinh long province

Thailand girl of mae la burmese refugee camp, mae sot

Mongolia the verbist center for street children and orphans, ulaan baatar

Child of phnom penh

East timor. Girl studying, topu honis orphanage and childrens home, oecussi-amben

CAMBODIA Katot village, inhabited by the Prov tribal group, Stung Treng district. Library and literacy building provided by DPA and SCIAF. Children reading books

Thailand muslim girls on the beach at songkla

East timor. Camp for internally displaced people (idps) at the don bosco center in dili. Girl collecting water and washing baby at faucet

Thailand muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Thailand muslim woman with her children, pattani

CAMBODIA Lum Thong Khan, 13, at home, Kamphun village, Stung Treng district. Feeding pig