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00023992 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Jean-Pierre Bemba, vice-president and leader of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo or MLC) political party. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023991 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Crowd celebrating the 41st anniversary of independence. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023990 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Olivier Kamitatu, President of the Congolese Parliament and member of the MLC (Mouvement du Liberation du Congo) party. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023989 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - View of Kinshasa city centre. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023988 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Olivier Kamitatu, President of the Congolese Parliament and member of the MLC (Mouvement du Liberation du Congo) party. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023987 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Olivier Kamitatu, President of the Congolese Parliament and member of the MLC (Mouvement du Liberation du Congo) party. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023986 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Photographs of MPs (members of Parliament) for sale outside Parliament. This is a lucrative sideline for local photographers. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023985 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - View of Kinshasa city centre. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023984 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Archbishop of Kisangani, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023983 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - HIV/Aids poster in downtown Kinshasa. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023982 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Congolese Parliament building, formerly the Palais du Peuple (Palace of the People). Although this is now the Parliament building it suffers from an almost complete lack of resources with only one meeting room and one photocopier shared between the 300 members of Parliament. Until recently it was even hard to find a piece of paper to write on. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023981 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Congolese Parliament in session in what was formerly the Palais du Peuple (Palace of the People). Although this is now the Parliament building there is only one meeting room and one photocopier shared between the 300 members of Parliament. Until recently it was even hard to find a piece of paper to write on. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023980 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Busy street scene. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023979 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Confusion among the waiting military as the Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt arrives on an official visit to the Congolese President Joseph Kabila. The visit marks the resumption of aid to this former Belgian colony after a suspension of 10 years. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023978 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - A standing parliament - a newsstand where people read and talk about politics. Different newsstands attract the supporters of particular political parties. This, the standing parliament of Elf-Lusaka, is for UDPS party supporters. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023977 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Entrance hall of the Congolese Parliament, formerly the Palais du Peuple (Palace of the People). Although this is now the Parliament building there is only one meeting room and one photocopier shared between the 300 members of Parliament. Until recently it was even hard to find a piece of paper to write on. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023976 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - A young musician and two traditional chiefs wait to petition MPs (members of Parliament) in the Congolese Parliament. The young man is trying to solicit funds for his band. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023975 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Worker shifting chairs in the Congolese Parliament formerly the Palais du Peuple (Palace of the People). Although this is now the Parliament building it suffers from an almost complete lack of resources with only one meeting room and one photocopier shared between the 300 members of Parliament. Until recently it was even hard to find a piece of paper to write on. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023974 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Congolese Parliament in session in what was formerly the Palais du Peuple (Palace of the People). Although this is now the Parliament building is suffers from an almost complete lack of resources with only one meeting room and one photocopier shared between the 300 members of Parliament. Until recently it was even hard to find a piece of paper to write on. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023973 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Congolese Parliament in session in what was formerly the Palais du Peuple (Palace of the People). Although this is now the Parliament building if suffers from an almost complete lack of resources with only one meeting room and one photocopier shared between the 300 members of Parliament. Until recently it was even hard to find a piece of paper to write on. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023972 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Women in the market. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023971 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kinshasa - Workers mowing the lawn in front of the Congolese Parliament building, formerly the Palais du Peuple (Palace of the People). Although this is now the Parliament building there is only one meeting room and one photocopier shared between the 300 members of Parliament. Until recently it was even hard to find a piece of paper to write on. Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
00023970 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - Women dressed in fur cover their faces in temperatures of minus 30 degrees celsius. Residents of this resource-rich city above the Arctic Circle in Siberia battle long polar nights in which the sun barely rises over the horizon and winter temperatures often dip to 50 below.
00023969 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - A woman walks down a snowy street in temperatures of minus 30 degrees celsius. In the distance is a power plant. Residents of this resource-rich city above the Arctic Circle in Siberia battle long polar nights in which the sun barely rises over the horizon and winter temperatures often dip to 50 below.
00023968 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - The headquarters of Norilsk Nickel, the region's biggest company and a major local employer. Residents of this resource-rich city above the Arctic Circle in Siberia battle long polar nights in which the sun barely rises over the horizon and winter temperatures often dip to minus 50 degrees celsius.
00023967 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - A woman pushes her baby on a sled through the snowy streets in temperatures of minus 30 degrees celsius. Residents of this resource-rich city above the Arctic Circle in Siberia battle long polar nights in which the sun barely rises over the horizon and winter temperatures often dip to 50 below.
00023966 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - People dressed head to toe in fur pass a Christmas tree in the main square, still standing to greet the Orthodox New Year. Residents of this resource-rich city above the Arctic Circle in Siberia battle long polar nights in which the sun barely rises over the horizon and winter temperatures often dip to minus 50 degrees celsius.
00023965 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - A woman dressed head to toe in fur to survive temperatures of minus 30 degrees celsius. Residents of this resource-rich city above the Arctic Circle in Siberia battle long polar nights in which the sun barely rises over the horizon and winter temperatures often dip to 50 below.
00023964 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - A nickel factory emits sulphur dioxide pollution into the air. Despite poor ecological conditions which lead to long term health problems, many people migrate to this resource-rich Siberian city above the Arctic Circle for work. Jobs with the Norilsk Nickel company pay some of Russia's highest salaries. In winter the sun barely rises over the horizon and temperatures often dip to minus 50 degrees celsius.
00023963 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - The headquarters of Norilsk Nickel, the region's biggest company and a major local employer. Residents of this resource-rich city above the Arctic Circle in Siberia battle long polar nights in which the sun barely rises over the horizon and winter temperatures often dip to minus 50 degrees celsius.
00023962 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - A nickel factory emits sulphur dioxide pollution into the air. Despite poor ecological conditions which lead to long term health problems, many people migrate to this resource-rich Siberian city above the Arctic Circle for work. Jobs with the Norilsk Nickel company pay some of Russia's highest salaries. In winter the sun barely rises over the horizon and temperatures often dip to minus 50 degrees celsius.
00023961 : ZAMBIA Lusaka - Tuberculosis (TB) educational billboard.
00023960 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - A worker in the deep shafts of the Taimyrsky nickel ore mine takes a break from drilling. Many people migrate to this resource-rich Siberian city above the Arctic Circle for work. Jobs with the Norilsk Nickel company pay some of Russia's highest salaries, extracting nickel, palladium, copper and other precious metals.
00023959 : RUSSIA Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk - Miners descend in a lift shaft to the Taimyrsky nickel ore mine. Many people migrate to this resource-rich Siberian city above the Arctic Circle for work. Jobs with the Norilsk Nickel company pay some of Russia's highest salaries, extracting nickel, palladium, copper and other precious metals.
00023958 : BANGLADESH Kukri Mukri Char - Women's credit group.
00023957 : INDIA Jaipur, Rajasthan - Chai stall.
00023956 : TANZANIA Arusha - Market crowds.
00023955 : POLAND Plonsk - 950 tons of pork is stored in each room of the AMP cold storage plant. Poland has massive stock piles of pork in cold storage, enough to give six pork chops to each of the country's 40 million citizens. The government does not know what to do with the meat.
00023954 : POLAND Magnuszew Maly - Pig on a hog-raising farm. Poland has massive stock piles of pork in cold storage, enough to give six pork chops to each of the country's 40 million citizens. The government does not know what to do with the meat.
00023953 : POLAND Magnuszew Maly - Pigs on a hog-raising farm. Poland has massive stock piles of pork in cold storage, enough to give six pork chops to each of the country's 40 million citizens. The government does not know what to do with the meat.
00023952 : POLAND Mszczonow - Trading pigs at the market. Poland has massive stock piles of pork in cold storage, enough to give six pork chops to each of the country's 40 million citizens. The government does not know what to do with the meat.
00023951 : POLAND Magnuszew Maly - Pigs on a hog-raising farm. Poland has massive stock piles of pork in cold storage, enough to give six pork chops to each of the country's 40 million citizens. The government does not know what to do with the meat.
00023950 : POLAND Warsaw - Leszek Miller, Polish prime minister from 2001-2004.
00023949 : POLAND Magnuszew Maly - Pigs on a hog-raising farm. Poland has massive stock piles of pork in cold storage, enough to give six pork chops to each of the country's 40 million citizens. The government does not know what to do with the meat.
00023948 : POLAND Pilczyn - Pig carcass being blow-torched in a slaughterhouse. Poland has massive stock piles of pork in cold storage, enough to give six pork chops to each of the country's 40 million citizens. The government does not know what to do with the meat.
00023947 : POLAND Warsaw - Leszek Miller, Polish prime minister from 2001-2004.
00023946 : POLAND Warsaw - Jerzy Halbersztadt, prominent historian and project director of Warsaw's Jewish Museum, on the site of the future museum. The building, to be designed by Frank Gehry, will stand in the former Jewish quarter, near the monument of the Ghetto Uprising.
00023945 : POLAND - Renowned painter Bozena Wahl, who looks after dozens of abandoned cats and dogs in her home.
00023944 : POLAND Gdansk - Ex-president Lech Walesa in his office.
00023943 : POLAND - Lech Walesa greets nuns during campaigning for the Presidency in 1995.
00023942 : POLAND Warsaw - Andrzej Lepper, member of parliament and head of the Samoobrona peasant union which opposed Poland's accession to the EU.
00023941 : POLAND Warsaw - Andrzej Lepper (seated), member of parliament and head of the Samoobrona peasant union, in his office with members of a peasant horse-riding club from the small town of Linowo in northern Poland. They came dressed as Polish medieval knights for a demonstration in which about 40,000 workers protested against the government. The protest was organised by the Samoobrona and OPZZ trade unions.
00023940 : POLAND Warsaw - Mario Vargas Llosa, the celebrated Peruvian writer, at the Warsaw International Book Fair.
00023939 : POLAND Warsaw - Artist Edward Dwurnik in front of his painting depicting well-known Poles naked in explicit poses, at his studio in Warsaw. Dwurnik is one of the most accomplished contemporary Polish painters.
00023938 : POLAND Krakow - Artist and illustrator Andrzej Mleczko with his girlfriend Kasia on the roof of his home in the Old Town.
00023937 : POLAND Warsaw - Piotr Lyszkiewicz, advertising director of the Polish edition of Playboy magazine.
00023936 : POLAND Sopot - Maciej Dejczer, a renowned film director, posing by the Baltic Sea.
00023935 : POLAND Warsaw - Leszek Balcerowicz, head of the Polish Central Bank and the Council of Monetary Politics.
00023934 : POLAND - Sociologist Jadwiga Staniszkis in Podkowa Lesna.
00023933 : POLAND Warsaw - Theatre director Grzegorz Jarzyna.
00023932 : POLAND Wroclaw - Tomasz Czechowicz, owner of MCI, a Polish dot.com company.
00023931 : MOZAMBIQUE Funhalouro, Gaza Province - Drought has meant that the maize crop has failed, and there are just nuts and leaves to eat.
00023930 : BULGARIA Sofia - View of downtown Sofia and the Vitosha mountains.
00023929 : MOZAMBIQUE Funhalouro, Gaza Province - Four women queueing for food rations. Drought has meant that the maize crop has failed, and there are just nuts and leaves to eat.
00023928 : MOZAMBIQUE Funhalouro, Gaza Province - Sunset behind a gigantic Imbondeira tree.
00023927 : NORWAY Barumsmarka - Cross-country skiing in perfect conditions, in the countryside outside Oslo. Minus 3 degrees, blue sky and the trees laden with snow.
00023926 : MOZAMBIQUE Maputo - Muslim teenage girls watching a home video on TV.
00023925 : SWEDEN Malmo - Anti-violence public art. Sculpture of a gun with a double knot in its barrel.
00023924 : NORWAY Baerum - Ten year old girl playing the flute.
00023923 : NORWAY Agder County (Fylke) - A farmer uses salt as bait to entice his herd of sheep along a track.
00023922 : NORWAY Baerum - Ten year old girls cooking on a campfire. They are spending a school day communing with nature.
00023921 : NORWAY Akershus County - A wall of spray created by the 'super splash' at Tusenfryd amusement park.
00023920 : NORWAY Aust-Agder County (Fylke) - View of the small islands along the southern coast.
00023919 : NORWAY Akershus County - A wall of spray created by the 'super splash' at Tusenfryd amusement park.
00023908 : TAIWAN Taipei - Grandfather tying a bandana to his grandson's head in the 228 Park, central Taipei. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023907 : TAIWAN Taipei - Supporter of President Chen Shui-bian taking part in the 228 rally. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023906 : TAIWAN Taipei - Supporters of president Chen Shui-bian link hands on Taipei Bridge at 2.28pm and shout anti-China, pro-Taiwan slogans. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023905 : TAIWAN Taipei - DPP supporters at the party's election campaign headquarters display a pro-Taiwan banner on the eve of the 228 rally. The next day, over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023904 : TAIWAN Taipei - Reporter talking to a supporter of president Chen Shui-bian wearing a Sean Connery mask. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan. It was rumoured that Connery, a prominent Scottish Nationalist, would visit Taiwan for this event, expressing kinship with the island's desire for independence, but he didn't show up.
00023903 : TAIWAN Taipei - Supporters of president Chen Shui-bian link hands on Taipei Bridge at 2.28pm and shout anti-China, pro-Taiwan slogans. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023902 : TAIWAN Taipei - Supporters of president Chen Shui-bian gather in the Panciao district and shout anti-China, pro-Taiwan slogans. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023901 : TAIWAN Taipei - Supporters of president Chen Shui-bian gather in the Panciao district and shout anti-China, pro-Taiwan slogans. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023900 : TAIWAN Taipei - Supporter of president Chen Shui-bian with an 'A-Bian' (the president's nickname) cartoon character painted on her thumbnail. The next day, over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023899 : TAIWAN Taipei - Supporters of president Chen Shui-bian link hands on Taipei Bridge at 2.28pm and shout anti-China, pro-Taiwan slogans. Over a million people linked hands to create a 500km human chain along the entire length of the island, in protest at China's deployment of missiles against Taiwan.
00023898 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Stella and Corina playing at home. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023897 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Sorin and Alina in bed. With sheets of plastic serving as windows, the temperature in winter is little different inside to what it is outside - up to 25 degrees celsius below. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023896 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Alina and Sorin selling at Pantelimon Sunday market. When the weather permits, they dig for scraps of iron, copper and aluminium to sell to local car wreckers. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023895 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Roxi the dog pictured in the early morning, with Vacaresti power station in the distance. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023894 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Summer afternoon. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023893 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Corina and Claudiu relax after lunch. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023892 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Horse grazing in a desolate landscape. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023891 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Alina and Sorin cooking soup. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023890 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Corina in a summer dress. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023889 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Corina and her brother Claudiu eating dinner. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023888 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Corina in summer. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023887 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Corina playing. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023886 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Sorin and Alina at home. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023885 : ROMANIA Bucharest - In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023884 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Alina and Sorin. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023883 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Florin. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023882 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Florin in winter. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023881 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Joan and Florin burn cables to generate some heat. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023880 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Florin cooking. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023879 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Florin and Claudiu. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023878 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Florin returns from fishing. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023877 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Summer night. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023876 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Gabriel at home. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023875 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Ghea and Florin collecting a bed to be burnt as firewood. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023874 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Gheo and Vacille collecting scrap metal. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023873 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Gheo and Vasille reading the newspaper. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023872 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Gabriel in his little house. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023871 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Joan's house. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023870 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Joan drinking. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023869 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Joan, drunk. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023868 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Lele cutting wood for the fire. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023867 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Lele at home. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023866 : ROMANIA Bucharest - In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023865 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Loredana and Vacille eat lunch. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023864 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Winter landscape. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023863 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Pavel. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023862 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Stella and Claudiu resting. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023861 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Florin fishing. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023860 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Sorin digging for scraps of metal to sell to local car wreckers. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023859 : ROMANIA Bucharest - A summer lunch. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023858 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Reflection in the window of an abandoned car. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023857 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Corina and Claudiu playing. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023856 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Alina and Sorin, who is washing. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023855 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Sorin at the door of his home. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023854 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Sorin. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023853 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Joan, Sorin and Florin. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023852 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Sorin in a tunnel which has been dug out in a search for scrap metal. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023851 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Vasille and Florin having a drink. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023850 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Vacille at home in the evening. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023849 : ROMANIA Bucharest - Vacille collecting scrap metal in winter. In Calea Vacaresti, south east of the capital, four families have made their homes in the dried out basin of an artificial lake, constructing shacks from bricks, plastic and assorted rubbish.
00023848 : RUSSIA Yamal Peninsula, Siberia - A reindeer team pulling sleds packed with supplies gets ready to plunge into a swollen stream during a midnight snow storm. The reindeer move northwards on their 1000 mile migration route every year. Nenets people move as these reindeer move, and depend on the animals for all their food, shelter, clothing and transport. Nenets men spend most of the day outdoors in order to keep the welfare and migration of the animals intact. The men track changes in habitat, food supply and ecology which may affect the reindeer's homeland and the Nenets livelihood. Here, a man lights a cigarette before getting ready to help teams cross the river.
00023847 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - The mutilated bodies of two suspected 'chimeres' - the feared gangs loyal to Jean-Bertrand Aristide - executed by the side of Rue Panamerican in the wealthy suburb of Petionville, on the day that rebels entered the capital city. Earlier the same day, Aristide resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country.
00023846 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - US Marines get kitted up in the airport, their temporary base after invading Haiti. Following a violent rebellion which saw Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign the presidency and flee into exile, American forces entered the country to restore order.
00023845 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Ecstatic civilians outside the national palace hoist rebel soldiers in the air to express their appreciation, on the day that rebels entered the capital city. Earlier the same day, Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country. The crowd included many students, whose protests on previous occasions had been crushed by Aristide's forces.
00023844 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Ecstatic civilians outside the national palace hoist rebel soldiers in the air to express their appreciation, on the day that rebels entered the capital city. Earlier the same day, Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country. The crowd included many students, whose protests on previous occasions had been crushed by Aristide's forces.
00023843 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Ecstatic civilians outside the national palace gather to celebrate, on the day that rebels entered the capital city. Earlier the same day, Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country. The crowd included many students, whose protests on previous occasions had been crushed by Aristide's forces. One man strung up a rat by its tail, as the crowd screamed 'Aristide!' and hit the animal.
00023842 : HAITI Sainte Marc - A boy who was stabbed twice by his friend as a violent rebellion spread across the country. Sainte Marc was one of the last strongholds of the government police and militia forces. Within three days, Jean-Bertrand Aristide had resigned the presidency and fled into exile as the rebels advanced.
00023841 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Rebel soldier entering the capital city. Earlier the same day, Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country.
00023840 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - The mutilated bodies of two suspected 'chimeres' - the feared gangs loyal to Jean-Bertrand Aristide - executed by the side of Rue Panamerican in the wealthy suburb of Petionville, on the day that rebels entered the capital city. Earlier the same day, Aristide resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country.
00023839 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Rebel leader Guy Philippe at a chaotic press conference at the El Rancho hotel in the wealthy suburb of Petionville. His claim to be the new head of the Haitian army was rejected by American forces, who said he had no place in the new political structure. Philippe led the violent rebellion which saw Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign the presidency and flee into exile two days earlier.
00023838 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Ecstatic civilians outside the national palace gather to celebrate, on the day that rebels entered the capital city. Earlier the same day, Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country. The crowd included many students, whose protests on previous occasions had been crushed by Aristide's forces. One man strung up a rat by its tail, as the crowd screamed 'Aristide!' and hit the animal.
00023837 : HAITI Port-au-Prince - Barricades set alight all over the capital city in an attempt to stem the imminent rebel invasion. Within four days, Jean-Bertrand Aristide had resigned the presidency and fled into exile as a violent rebellion spread across the country.
00023836 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - A woman in red on the beach before taking an early morning dip in the Pacific.
00023835 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - The beach surf club viewed throught the watery film of a wave.
00023834 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - A young couple cuddle at a rock pool on the beach as others enjoy the high tide waves spilling over rocks.
00023833 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - A girl's feet stick out of the sea as she summersaults beneath a wave just off the beach.
00023832 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - A girl walks past a giant wave, created by a large swell of water at high tide hitting a storm drain.
00023831 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Boys followed by their grandmother swim to the anchor chain of a boat.
00023830 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Evening lights appear from the sea at dusk.
00023829 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Dolphins frolic in the wake of a boat sailing past the coast.
00023828 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - The sun sets as a dolphin documentary airs on television.
00023827 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Inside a wave at sunset.
00023826 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - The blur of a face inside a wave at dusk.
00023825 : AUSTRALIA Sydney - Lightning appears on the horizon as a storm heads out to sea from Bondi Beach.
00023824 : KENYA Nairobi - Catherine and her daughter Anita (3) in the Korogocho slum.
00023823 : KENYA Kipsaraman - Padlocked water tap.
00023822 : ETHIOPIA - Tourists on safari in Margo National Park.
00023821 : SOUTH AFRICA Nr. Clanwilliam - Rooibos (redbush) tea being grown on Groenkol Farm. Groenkol (which means green spot in Afrikaans) is run by Willem Engelbrecht, and has been in the family for three generations. Willem (left) discusses plans for the harvest with farm worker Berend van Rheenen. Berend, 49, has been on the farm his whole life.
00023820 : CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Child with AIDS.
00023819 : SOUTH AFRICA Nr. Clanwilliam - Packs of Rooibos (redbush) tea grown on Groenkol Farm. Groenkol (which means green spot in Afrikaans) is run by Willem Engelbrecht, and has been in the family for three generations.
00023818 : SOUTH AFRICA Nr. Clanwilliam - Rooibos (redbush) tea being grown on Groenkol Farm. Farm worker Berend van Rheenen, 49, has been on the farm his whole life. He uses a sickle to harvest the tops of the Rooibos bushes.
00023817 : SOUTH AFRICA Nr. Clanwilliam - Rooibos (redbush) tea being grown on Groenkol Farm. Groenkol (which means green spot in Afrikaans) is run by Willem Engelbrecht, and has been in the family for three generations.
00023816 : SOUTH AFRICA Nr. Clanwilliam - Rooibos (redbush) tea being grown on Groenkol Farm. Groenkol (which means green spot in Afrikaans) is run by Willem Engelbrecht, and has been in the family for three generations.
00023815 : ESTONIA Tallinn - Oil terminal on the Baltic Sea.
00023814 : SOUTH AFRICA Nr. Clanwilliam - Farm worker Jantjie Carlous bags sterilised Rooibos (redbush) tea, grown on Groenkol Farm, for export.
00023813 : ESTONIA - Muga port and oil terminal.
00023812 : LATVIA Riga - Shipping container terminal at the port.
00023811 : LITHUANIA Vilnius - Vilnius airport.
00023810 : MALAYSIA - Palm oil processing plant in the centre of a huge plantation.
00023809 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A masked member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade shows off explosives and other weaponry.
00023808 : ISRAEL (PALESTINE) Gaza Strip - A masked member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in training.
00023807 : PAKISTAN Peshawar, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Evening prayers in a mosque.
00023806 : PAKISTAN Hyattabad, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Counterfeit music and video store.
00023805 : PAKISTAN Khyber Tribal Agency - A tribal 'kharsarda' (policeman) on duty at the Pakistan - Afghanistan border at Torkham (on the Pakistani side).
00023804 : PAKISTAN Peshawar, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - News stand.
00023803 : PAKISTAN Khyber Tribal Agency - View of the Khyber Pass, heading eastwards from the Afghan border.
00023802 : PAKISTAN North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Early morning mist over the gun-making town of Darra. Darra Adam Khel, Tribal areas.
00023801 : PAKISTAN North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Early morning mist over the gun-making town of Darra. Darra Adam Khel, Tribal areas.
00023800 : PAKISTAN Khyber Tribal Agency - View of the Khyber Pass, looking towards Afghanistan (just beyond the houses in the distance).
00023799 : PAKISTAN Darra Adam Khel, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Haji Zaman, gun shop owner and tribal elder in the gun-making town of Darra.
00023798 : PAKISTAN Peshawar, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Fruit hanging outside a juice bar.
00023797 : PAKISTAN Peshawar, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - A poster promoting Jihad (holy war).
00023796 : PAKISTAN Peshawar, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Bridal magazine for sale.
00023795 : PAKISTAN Bannu, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Akram Khan Durrani, Chief Minister of NWFP, 'meets his people' outside his official residence in Bannu.
00023794 : PAKISTAN Bannu, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Akram Khan Durrani, Chief Minister of NWFP, 'meets his people' outside his official residence in Bannu.
00023793 : PAKISTAN Peshawar, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) - Hazy sunset caused by pollution and dust.
00023792 : AFGHANISTAN South East - Soldier from the Triple Deuce battalion of the 22nd Infantry regiment of the US Army in a village in the Dae Chupan valley.
00023791 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of Miramax Films.
00023790 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Dr Jan Willem Honig, Senior Lecturer in War Studies at King's College, London.
00023789 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Steven Everts, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Reform, outside the houses of parliament in Westminster.
00023788 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Steven Everts, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Reform, next to the River Thames at the houses of parliament in Westminster.
00023787 : AFGHANISTAN South East - Soldiers from the 22nd Infantry regiment of the US Army conduct a patrol in the Dae Chupan valley in the Zabul region. They are engaged in Operation Mountain Viper, in which they seek to kill, capture and deny sanctuary to Taliban and other hostile forces.
00023786 : AFGHANISTAN - A man prays by a roadside canal in the suburbs of Kandahar.
00023785 : AFGHANISTAN Kandahar - An American member of the Civil Affairs unit of the US Army, accompanied by his Afghan interpreter, shops for matching scarves at a carpet shop in Kandahar. The scarves are to be used to identify all members of a given American unit on a given day, to distinguish them from hostile elements posing as pro-Americans.
00023784 : AFGHANISTAN - An Afghan border policeman disperses a crowd at the Afghan-Pakistani border.
00023783 : AFGHANISTAN - A guard from the Zahir Shah school ushers children inside. The wall is decorated with a map of the country.
00023782 : AFGHANISTAN - Said Abbassin, 23, a former taxi driver from Khost and an ex-detainee at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, attends his first day of physiotherapy at Kabul's Army Hospital. He is being treated by Taj Mohamad, 30, the brother of Abbasin's friend and current Guantanamo detainee Wazir Mohamad.
00023781 : AFGHANISTAN - Amanullah, the chief of security for Afghanistan's four southern provinces, sits in his office outside the prison in Losh Kagar, the capital of Helmand Province.
00023780 : AFGHANISTAN Kandahar - Hyattullah (left) and Ibrahim (hands) load bricks onto a truck on the Herat road.
00023779 : AFGHANISTAN Nr. Gardez - Northern Alliance soldiers in the Shah-e-Kot Valley, during Operation Anaconda.
00023778 : AFGHANISTAN Kandahar - Child labourers working for about $2 per day on the reconstruction of roads and sewers.
00023777 : AFGHANISTAN - A bicyclist passes by on one of the main streets of Losh Kagar, the Taliban-heavy capital of Helmand Province.
00023776 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - People on their way to church walk under arched palm leaves and a hanging palm cross to mark Palm Sunday.
00023775 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in village hospital run by MSF (Medecins sans Frontieres). A young man, John, is held firmly by his sister while doctors try to install a new intravenous drip. In stage two of the disease the sleeping sickness parasites start to effect the brain which makes the sufferer aggressive and confused. This explains the marks and bruises on John's body. Sometimes he has to be tied to the bed so that the doctors can treat him. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023774 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in village hospital run by MSF France (Medecins sans Frontieres). A young girl being treated for Sleeping Sickness. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023773 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in village hospital run by MSF France (Medecins sans Frontieres). A young man, John, is tied to his bed while doctors try to install a new intravenous drip. In stage two of the disease the sleeping sickness parasites start to effect the brain which makes the sufferer aggressive and confused. This explains the marks and bruises on John's body. Sometimes he has to be tied to the bed so that the doctors can treat him. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023772 : SUDAN Yei, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in Yei hospital. Isaac is sleeping in bed number one, closest to the nursesŐ station, so that they can keep an eye on him. For ten days he slept while given medicine to kill the parasites in his blood and eating into his brain. On the last day of his treatment Isaac shows signs of recovery moving his hand and opening his eyes. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023771 : AFGHANISTAN - Prisoners charged with various crimes gather at the gates of the prison in Losh Kagar, the capital of Helmand Province.
00023770 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - A man prays in front of the closed doors of the Yei cathedral. He is a farmer on his way home to his village from the market in town. Two palm branches in front of the church mark Palm Sunday.
00023769 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - A child plays on the wreck of an old tank left behind under a mango tree. Remnants of the civil war in are visible on every corner of Yei town.
00023768 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - A signboard reading, Yei and New Sudan, the name the SPLA (Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army) have given to a future independent South Sudan. The signboard is attached to one of the buildings in the main market street of Yei town.
00023767 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in village hospital. A young man, John, is held firmly by his sister while doctors try to install a new intravenous drip. In stage two of the disease the sleeping sickness parasites start to effect the brain which makes the sufferer aggressive and confused. Sometimes he has to be tied to the bed so that the doctors can treat him. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023766 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - Girl looks out from behind leaves hanging from the thatched roof of one of the houses in the village.
00023765 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - A girl is examined by a doctor in the Sleeping Sickness ward in Yei hospital. The Sleeping Sickness ward is funded by Malteser, a German NGO. They built the hospital, trained the staff and provide the necessary medicines to treat people for this disease. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023764 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Small girl being treated for Sleeping Sickness. She is crying because a drip delivering her medicine has just been put into her arm.Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023763 : SUDAN Yei County, Equatoria - An old church, built by the Italians, on the main road about 120 kilometres west of Yei. Buildings such as these are a rare sight now. Due to the civil war solid brick buildings like this one, schools, hospitals, offices for local administrators and even city halls and courtrooms have been destroyed or abandoned.
00023762 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A member of a mobile Sleeping Sickness screening team checks a girl's lymph glands. Swollen glands are an indication of Sleeping Sickness. Screening is the only way to reduce the incidence of the disease. Once people are tested positive they are taken to the Sleeping Sickness hospital in Yei. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023761 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - A truck hired by WFP (World Food Programme) transporting relief food. These trucks are one of the few ways of travelling between towns in Souther Sudan.
00023760 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in village hospital. A young man, John, is held firmly by his sister while doctors try to install a new intravenous drip. In stage two of the disease the sleeping sickness parasites start to effect the brain which makes the sufferer aggressive and confused. Sometimes he has to be tied to the bed so that the doctors can treat him. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023759 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in village hospital. A young man, John, is held firmly by his sister while doctors try to install a new intravenous drip. In stage two of the disease the sleeping sickness parasites start to effect the brain which makes the sufferer aggressive and confused. Sometimes he has to be tied to the bed so that the doctors can treat him. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023758 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - One of the doctors from the Sleeping Sickness screening team funded by Malteser, a German NGO, examines a blood sample under a microscope. The mobile screening team travels from village to village often, as in this case, using local churches as laboratories. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023757 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - Traffic police outside their office at the main junction in Yei town. Although there is hardly any traffic, the administrative wing of the SPLA (Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army) ensures the provision of public services. 'New Sudan' on the sign is the name given by the SPLA to the future independent South Sudan.
00023756 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - 'Danger Mines' sign nailed to a line of mango trees along a road warning people not to wander into the fields beside the road.
00023755 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A member of the mobile Sleeping Sickness screening team conducting a CAT test checking for the disease in blood samples. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023754 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - Women selling food at a roadside stall in an effort to make a living in war torn Southern Sudan.
00023753 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - Children playing on the wreck of an old military truck. Traces of the civil war in South Sudan are visible on every corner of Yei town.
00023752 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - Boy sitting on a bench in Yei cathedral.
00023751 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in a village hospital , run by MSF France (Medecins sans Frontieres). The treatment takes 10 to 14 days, depending on the stage of the disease. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023750 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - People waiting next to the mobile Sleeping Sickness screening team vehicle. The logo is of the German NGO Malteser that funds the screening programme. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023749 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in the village hospital. Nurses in the hospital have just told James (right) that his father is too sicked to be treated and is dying from the disease. His father has been asleep for days and has eaten nothing. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023748 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - A girl lies on her bed in the Sleeping Sickness ward in the village hospital run by MSF France (Medecins sans Frontieres). Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023747 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - Screening a young boy for sleeping sickness. His mother holds him while a member of the Sleeping Sickness screening team takes a sample from his lymph gland, which will be checked for parasites under a microscope. The mobile team has set up in the village church. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023746 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A girl pounds sorghum outside her home. The village is near a tributary of the river Yei, which th population depends on for drinking water, but the river valley is also the breading ground for the Tse-Tse fly, whose bite transmits the parasite that causes Sleeping Sickness. Many of the people in Pisak suffer from the disease.
00023745 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - Women prepare food, sifting pounded sorghum. In the background is a storage hut on stilts to prevent animals from eating the grain. The village is near a tributary of the River Yei which acts as a breeding ground for the Tse-Tse fly whose bite tramsits the parasites that cause Sleeping Sickness. Many people Pisak suffer from the disease.
00023744 : SUDAN Yei, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in Yei hospital. One doctor holds a young man suffering from Sleeping Sickness, while the other one is trying to install a new intravenous drip. The treatment takes 10 to 14 day and the drip has to be changed and moved regularly. This is painful enough to make the man cry. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023743 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A member of the mobile Sleeping Sickness screening team checks a young girl's lymph glands. Swollen lymph glands are one of the indicators of Sleeping Sickness. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023742 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A boy waits to be screened by the mobile Sleeping Sickness screening team who have set up in the vilage church. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023741 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - Mother and child under the thatched roof of her house. They are only just able to survive. Since the civil war development in the rural areas has come to a standstill and the local infrastructure is almost non existent.
00023740 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A member of the mobile Sleeping Sickness screening team takes a blood sample from a young boy. His blood will be checked under a microscope for the parasites that cause Sleeping Sickness. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023739 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A man shows two Tse-Tse flies that he has just caught near the river which serves as the village water source. Unfortunately is is also the breeding ground of the Tse-Tse flies which cause Sleeping Sickness. Many people in the village suffer from the disease. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023738 : SUDAN Yei County, Equatoria - The village school holds classes in an abandoned missionary post. Resources are so scarce that tree trunks are used as benches.
00023737 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A malnourished child sits on the ground next to a jerry can.
00023736 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A child looks through a hole in the wall of a hut built of wood and mud.
00023735 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A mother hold her child at the entrance to her home.
00023734 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A mother hold her child at the entrance to her home.
00023733 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - A girl makes palm leaf crosses for Palm Sunday.
00023732 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Preparing drips full of medicine (DFMO) to fight the parasites that cause Sleeping Sickness. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023731 : SUDAN Yei town, Yei County, Equatoria - A girl makes palm leaf crosses for Palm Sunday.
00023730 : SUDAN Yei, Yei County, Equatoria - Patient in the Sleeping Sickness hospital in Yei. An observation card at the end of his bed of shows the rise and fall of his temparture. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023729 : SUDAN Yei, Yei County, Equatoria - A laboratory technician in the Sleeping Sickness hospital in Yei checks patients blood samples. He counts the number of parasites in their blood in order to diagnose how advanced the disease is and perscribe the correct treatment. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023728 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in the village hospital. A young man is calmed by his sister. He is in stage two of the disease where the parasites in his blood begin to affect his brain. At times he needs restraining and has to be tied to the bed so that the doctors can treat him. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023727 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A mother and child enter the village church on Palm Sunday.
00023726 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - Doctor Mwanza, member of the mobile Sleeping Sickness screening team, examines a blood sample under a microscope looking for evidence of the parasites that cause the disease. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023725 : SUDAN Pisak, Yei County, Equatoria - A young woman carries a jerry can of water back from the river to her home. The river is the village's water source unfortunately is is also the breeding ground of the Tse-Tse fly whose bite spreads the parasite that causes Sleeping Sickness. Many of the people in the village suffer from the disease. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
00023724 : SUDAN Ibba, Yei County, Equatoria - Sleeping Sickness ward in the village hospital. Nurses prepare to take back to his home an old man dying of Sleeping Sickness. The disease is too advanced to be curable. He has been sleeping for days and has been unable to eat. Sleeping sickness is a daily threat to more than 60 million men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 22 of which are among the least developed countries in the world. The estimated number of people thought to have the disease is between 300 000 and 500 000 and the majority of these will die without ever having been diagnosed. The disease is a major obstacle to the development of entire regions, decreasing the labour force, hampering production and the capacity to work.
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