Portrait of a group of five boys, slum children, sitting on a bench outdoors, looking at the camera, Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Boy washing at handpump, street scene, Delhi, India

Children in the Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa

Young boys in Soweto Township, South Africa

Koranic school student, Touba, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Stone Town, Zanzibar island

Tarahumara Indian child and house, Mexico, North America

Portrait of an elderly man with a stick sitting on a doorstep selling cigarettes in Old Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Pearl River, Canton, China.

Woman cleans pots and pans at her makeshift homeon the street in Delhi, India.

Woman and grandchild, Delhi, India

Apartment Block, Hong Kong

Dilapidated American car parked on a street of ornate colonial buildings, Havana Centro, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Favelas in Salvador da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Beggar in Burgersaalkirche, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Brazil, Salvador De Bahia, The Historic Quarter Of Pelourinho, Laundry Hanging At Windows Of Slum Houses

Homeless, Tokyo, Japan

Squatter camp on the outskirts of Butterworth in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

Squatter camp on the outskirts of Butterworth in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

Malawian workers toil in a crop of soay below Mount Mulanje. In this poorest of African countries, many agricultural workers earn less than £1 a day.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding around Makhanga and Bangula.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows solar powered lamps in a refugee camp near Chikwawa.

Thailand mother breast feeding baby. Inhabitants of a slum in chiang mai

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

Namibia a feeding centre hungry children in rundu. Most of these children aids orphans, or positive themselves, or both. A catholic church organization provides them with a daily meal, perhaps only decent food they. hunger is evident in their eyes expressions

Kenya anti sexual violence poster. Kibera slum, nairobi

Burundi man drinking water from a standpipe, gitera.

India - women - labour: tamarind processing plant. Women breaking open the pods. Tamil nadu

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

India - women - labour: woman grinding chillis, tamil nadu

Colombia sprawling slum development at altos de cazuca, bogota

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Australia young girl aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory

Australia mother and child living in aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory

Indonesia children washing themselves jakarta

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Australia. Children watching tv in aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Benin woman and child of dassari n materi (north- benin)

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a food being ferried across a river near Phalombe after the bridge was washed away.

Boy recycling wood after a cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A fisherman catching small fish in the Shire river in Nsanje, Malawi.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people for malaria, many of whom proved positive for the disease, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga providing Malaria treatment drugs to local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, it has been heavily deforested. The deforestation has been to clear land for an expanding population to have access to land to grow subsistence crops and also to make charcoal, which is the main cooking fuel in Malawi. This shot shows men working barefoot and moving massive tree trunks by hand in a logging camp on the Zomba Plateau.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced people in Baani refugee camp near Phalombe, preparing pumpkin flowers to eat.

January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding, around Bangula and Mkhanga.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced people dividing up food aid in a refugee camp near Phalombe.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced children in Baani refugee camp near Phalombe.

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, it has been heavily deforested. The deforestation has been to clear land for an expanding population to have access to land to grow subsistence crops and also to make charcoal, which is the main cooking fuel in Malawi. This shot shows a logging camp on the Zomba Plateau.

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a displaced women carrying water in the refugee camp of Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.

East timor. Camp for internally displaced people (idps) in the old hospital at baucau. Jacinta marques, and old woman and children at the camp

CAMBODIA Khoun Sokhoun, 44, former garbage scavenger, now maker of hats from recycled plastic bags and other items from recycled paper, benefciary of project run by local NGO CSARO which works with waste collectors in Phnom Penh. Seen here with her sons and orphaned nephews

Colombia sprawling slum development at altos de cazuca, bogota

Namibia children, many of whom aids orphans positive themselves at bernard nordkamp (youth) center, katatura, a black township of windhoek, (dating from apartheid)

Zambia distribution of american catholic relief services (crs) food aid at a center in mongu, during a time of drought and famine. (2002-3)

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Thailand mother & baby, chiang dao village, near chiang mai

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

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

Jamaica. Shops in downtown montego bay

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

CAMBODIA Women trained by CSARO to make handicrafts from recycled materials. Some are former waste pickers whose lives have been improved by the project. Kim Savoeun, 49, is the mother of 2 of the girls working here. The settlement slum of San Sok, 10 kilometres outsdie Phnom Penh

Colombia girls walking home from school in ciudad bolivar, bogota

Australia. Woman of aborige community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Australia. Older aborigine man, aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Thailand mother & child, slum dwellers of chiang mai

Thailand steven moses, director of nccm, with burmese refugee children at school, mae sot

Uganda cooking matoke, steamed bananas, the staple diet, on a large open fire for a feast day. kangulumira, kayunga district

Kenya woman & child of kibera, nairobi

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital . wounds due to boiling water for tea . lots of kids get burned by open flames fires into the camp as they play around without parents control

Colombia sprawling slum development at altos de cazuca, bogota

Jamaica. Small shop outside montego bay

Jamaica. Small shop outside montego bay

Australia. Older aborigine man, aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Colombia single mother with her children, barrancabermeja. Beautiful people, but they are extremely poor, and the children both suffer from malnutrition and stunted growth. She often does not send them to school becasue they are too hungry

Philippines children playing in the street of the slum of bagnong silangan, quezon city, manila

Honduras slum dwellers of tegucigalpa

Russia - soup kitchen run by mother teresas sisters of charity for the poor and elderly, yuzhno sakhalinsk, sakhalin island, russian far east

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

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

Uganda boys digging a pit latrine, and hauling up the dirt with a winch and small bucket. kayunga district

Philippines children playing in the street of the slum of bagnong silangan, quezon city, manila

Colombia sprawling slum development at altos de cazuca, bogota

Kenya woman of kibera nairobi

Australia. Men in the aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Australia. Young aborigine man visiting his elders. Aborigine community of , or beswick, arnemland, northern territory. 2007

Tanzanian woman collecting unsafe and dirty drinking water from a water hole at kansay, near ngorongoro. She will carry the bucket of water 3 miles each way to and from her home. She and her family suffer from parasites and intestinal complaints because of the contaminated water

CAMBODIA Grandmother and baby in hammock. Don Tok village, Kampot, lies beside a river estuary and is often flooded by sea water, a consequence of climate change during the last few years. CRS is studying the problem through its partner agency, SCW (Save Cambodian Wildlife). These people have to endure the inconvenience of daily flooding around their homes. photo by Sean Sprague

Fiji paulini mateyawa, 23, in kitchen, qelena village, taveuni photo by sean sprague

Colombia very poor mother with her two sons, barrancabermeja