Burma

Burma Elections

April 2012

On April 1st 2012, Burma (Myanmar) held a landmark by-election. For the first time, National League for Democracy (NLD) leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi ran for political office.
Bangladesh

Bangladesh

January 2011

A selection of images taken whilst filming the Sweet Water documentary about the effects of climate change on communities in south west Bangladesh. See Multimedia section for the film.
Mongolia 2

Mongolia 2

January 2009

Under the streets of Ulaan Baatar, the coldest capital city in the world, many children struggle to survive the bitter winter.
Jaipur Foot

Jaipur Foot

February 2009

Jaipur Foot has transformed the lives of over 1 million people in India by giving them artificial limbs free of charge.
Tsunami

Melilla

November 2006

Every year thousands of African immigrants try to scale the fence bordering Morocco and Spanish owned Melilla seeking a better life.
Test

Afghanistan

October 2004

The first Presidential Elections to be held in Afghanistan following decades of conflict.
Tsunami

Liberia

September 2004

Former child soldiers from all factions of Liberia's 18 year war play football in the capital Monrovia as part of their rehabilitation.
Eritrea - Ethiopia

Eritrea - Ethiopia

March 2002

Following a three year conflict over national borders a commission was established to demarcate disputed land between the two countries.
Israel

Israel

June 2001

From the start of the second Intifada in September 2000 until June 2001 over 10,000 Palestinians were injured in the West Bank and Gaza.
sudan

South Sudan

February 2012

South Sudan gained Independence on 9th July 2011 following decades of war. The newest country in the world faces many challenges with access to clean water being a major issue.
Mongolia 1

Mongolia 1

January 2009

Rapid urbanisation in Mongolia is having a profound effect on the capital Ulaan Baatar. Over one million people now live in UB.
Polio

Polio Eradication

February 2009

Polio has been eradicated from 99.8% of the world. Rotary International starts the final push to complete their campaign.
Chad

Eastern Chad

March 2007

Four years of conflict in Darfur has led to an escalating humanitarian crisis in neighboring Chad with over 240,000 Sudanese refugees seeking shelter in Eastern Chad.
Congo

Congo DRC

January 2006

Decades of gold mining in the town of Mongbwalu has created nothing but conflict and poverty for the residents.
Tsunami

Tsunami

January 2005

Three weeks after a Tsunami hit Banda Aceh in Indonesia over 3500 bodies were still being recovered from the devastation every day.
Arafat

Yasser Arafat's Funeral

November 2004

The chaotic funeral of President Yasser Arafat in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
Thamkrabok Monastery

Thamkrabok Monastery

March 2003

Thamkrabok Monastery in Thailand is arguably one of the toughest and most successful drug detoxification centres in the world.
The Lord's Resistance Army

The Lord's Resistance Army

October 2002

The Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda have been fighting a brutal insurgency against the Government for over 18 years.