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  • Luong Hoai Thuong does her homework. She was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. Agent Orange was a herbicide that the U.S. military used to defoliate vast stretches of Vietnam and Laos during the 1960s and early 1970s, so the Communist forces would have no place to hide. The defoliant is known to cause a myriad of birth defects in the children of those exposed. As much as 18 million gallons of Agent Orange were sprayed around Vietnam, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of the U.S. Congress. The Vietnamese government estimates that as many as 400,000 Vietnamese have died from illnesses related to exposure to dioxin, such as cancer. It also claims that up to 500,000 children have birth defects, such as spina bifida, because their parents were exposed.
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  • Luong Hoai Thuong does her homework. She was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
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  • Luong Hoai Thuong does her homework. She was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
    vietnam-2007-jeffrey-17.jpg
  • Luong Hoai Thuong was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. Here she plays "jacks" at her home in Dong Son, Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
    vietnam-2007-jeffrey-15.jpg
  • Luong Hoai Thuong was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. Here she plays "jacks" at her home in Dong Son, Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
    vietnam-2007-jeffrey-14.jpg
  • Luong Hoai Thuong does her homework. She was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
    vietnam-2007-jeffrey-20.jpg
  • Luong Hoai Thuong does her homework. She was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
    vietnam-2007-jeffrey-19.jpg
  • Luong Hoai Thuong does her homework. She was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
    vietnam-2007-jeffrey-18.jpg
  • Luong Hoai Thuong was born without her left hand, a birth defect caused by Agent Orange remaining from the U.S. war against Vietnam. Here she plays "jacks" at her home in Dong Son, Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, US forces sprayed Agent Orange over forests and farmland in an attempt to deprive Viet Cong guerrillas of cover and food. The dioxin compound used in the defoliant is a long-acting toxin that can be passed down genetically, so it is still having an impact forty years on. The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that some 150,000 Vietnamese children are disabled owing to their parents' exposure to the dioxin. Symptoms range from diabetes and heart disease to physical and learning disabilities.
    vietnam-2007-jeffrey-16.jpg
  • Sniffing orange peel to mask the smell of decomposing bodies trapped in the rubble, a woman walks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, much of which was devastated in a January 12 earthquake.
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  • 11 January 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco: Young painter Abdeladim paints the characteristic orange colour onto a house on the street of Derb Sidi Fares in the Marrakesh Medina. The Marrakesh Medina, listed as a UNESCO World Heritate site, forms an old fortified city centre of narrow streets, shops and vendor stalls. The city of Marrakesh was founded in 1070-1072, and has long been a political, economic and cultural centre.
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  • 11 January 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco: Young painter Abdeladim paints the characteristic orange colour onto a house on the street of Derb Sidi Fares in the Marrakesh Medina. The Marrakesh Medina, listed as a UNESCO World Heritate site, forms an old fortified city centre of narrow streets, shops and vendor stalls. The city of Marrakesh was founded in 1070-1072, and has long been a political, economic and cultural centre.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180111_AH2_484...jpg
  • 11 January 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco: Young painter Abdeladim paints the characteristic orange colour onto a house on the street of Derb Sidi Fares in the Marrakesh Medina. The Marrakesh Medina, listed as a UNESCO World Heritate site, forms an old fortified city centre of narrow streets, shops and vendor stalls. The city of Marrakesh was founded in 1070-1072, and has long been a political, economic and cultural centre.
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  • Children show the suns they have colored orange in class at the Loreto Primary School in Maker Kuei, South Sudan.
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  • A boy colors the sun orange in class at the Loreto Primary School in Maker Kuei, South Sudan.
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  • Children show the suns they have colored orange in class at the Loreto Primary School in Maker Kuei, South Sudan. Teacher Christine Ocokoru stands with them.
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  • Girls participate in a skit during the after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa..
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  • Youth participating in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other other other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-104.jpg
  • Children dance in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-100.jpg
  • Children participate in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-95.jpg
  • Children dance during an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-96.jpg
  • Children participate in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-93.jpg
  • Children participate in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-94.jpg
  • Children sleep during a rest period at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-80.jpg
  • Children sleep during a rest period at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-81.jpg
  • Girls participating in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa...
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-79.jpg
  • Children and youth who participate in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-75.jpg
  • Girls participate in a skit during the after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa..
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-102.jpg
  • Children dance in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-101.jpg
  • Children participate in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-99.jpg
  • A girl reads a poem in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa...
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-97.jpg
  • Girls participating in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa...
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-78.jpg
  • Girls participating in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa...
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-77.jpg
  • Girls participating in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa...
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-76.jpg
  • Lefa (left), 5, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-92.jpg
  • Kamohelo, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-91.jpg
  • Mawiello, 5, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-90.jpg
  • Alistaire, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-87.jpg
  • Kamohelo, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-85.jpg
  • Alistaire, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-84.jpg
  • Nthabiseng, 12, participates in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-73.jpg
  • Thabo, 5, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-70.jpg
  • Mpho, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-66.jpg
  • Keitseng, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-67.jpg
  • Mawiello, 5, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-65.jpg
  • Brono, 6, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.)
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-63.jpg
  • Babazile Miya helps Mpho, 12, with his homework in an after school program sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project, which is funded by the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Participants include orphans and other vulnerable children who are living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. The program is carried out in the St. Louis Catholic Church in Orange Farm, South Africa. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-98.jpg
  • Alistaire, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-89.jpg
  • Solulele, 12, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-88.jpg
  • Mawiello, 5, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-86.jpg
  • Mpho, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-83.jpg
  • Auiwe, 3, asleep during a rest period at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-82.jpg
  • Solulele (right), 12, participate in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-72.jpg
  • Thsepiso, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-71.jpg
  • Mpho, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-69.jpg
  • Alistaire, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-68.jpg
  • Alistaire, 4, participates in activities at a day care center sponsored by the Inkanyezi ART Project in Orange Farm, South Africa. The program for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS is supported by Catholic Relief Services, a member of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. (The child's last name is withheld to protect privacy.).
    south-africa-2009-jeffrey-HIV-64.jpg
  • A pair of  Black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
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  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) in flight at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
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  • A demonstrator speaks out against gun violence during the March For Our Lives in San Francisco, March 24, 2018.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Building at the Lutheran World Federation World Service basecamp in Obongi. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: School for refugees and host communities, at the edge of the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee Volodymyr plays tabletennis with Slovakian-born pastor Rev. Drahus Oslik, at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee Volodymyr plays tabletennis at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220312_AH2_8...jpg
  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee Volodymyr plays tabletennis with his father Alex at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A Greek Catholic priest helps set up the foundation for a large tent at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: Support tent at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries. [Image captured on assignment for the World Council of Churches, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the WCC’s work, with credit to Albin Hillert/WCC upon publication.]
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee Volodymyr plays tabletennis with Slovakian-born pastor Rev. Drahus Oslik, at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220312_AH1_5...jpg
  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) feeds at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-11.jpg
  • Black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
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  • General Otto Pérez Molina, as a candidate  of the Partido Patriota in Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala
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  • A student pretends to use a camera in the Catholic Church-sponsored St. Mary's Primary School in Yambio, South Sudan.
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  • Teacher Christine Ocokoru discusses colors in class at the Loreto Primary School in Maker Kuei, South Sudan.
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  • A farmer in Butembo, North Kivu, tends an area surrounding a water source where a reservoir for the community to collect clean water was built by the community with support from IMA and Tearfund. THIS IMAGE IS FOR EDITORIAL BUT NOT FUNDRAISING USE, THIS IS A CONDITION OF USE
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  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
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  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) feeds at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA. Behind it are Black turnstone birds.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
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  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) feeds at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-14.jpg
  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) feeds at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-12.jpg
  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) feeds at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-09.jpg
  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) feeds at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-07.jpg
  • Black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-06.jpg
  • Black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-05.jpg
  • Black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) in flight at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-04.jpg
  • A Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) at Coquille Point, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Bandon, Oregon, USA.<br />
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The Black oystercatcher is listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dependence on rocky shoreline habitats, and its rarity and vulnerability to threats including climate change and human disturbance.
    usa-2020-jeffrey-oystercatcher-03.jpg
  • 17 February 2020, Zarqa, Jordan: A girl paints her handmark on the wall of the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa. Through a variety of activities, the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa serves to offer psychosocial support and strengthen social cohesion between Syrian, Iraqi and other refugees in Jordan and their host communities.
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  • 17 February 2020, Zarqa, Jordan: A girl paints her handmark on the wall of the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa. Through a variety of activities, the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa serves to offer psychosocial support and strengthen social cohesion between Syrian, Iraqi and other refugees in Jordan and their host communities.
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  • 13 March 2018, Arusha, Tanzania: Final plenary. From 8-13 March 2018, the World Council of Churches organizes the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference is themed "Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship", and is part of a long tradition of similar conferences, organized every decade.
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  • Indigenous children who live on the contested Hacienda El Prado, near Cayambe, Ecuador. They are participating in an activity led by United Methodist Missionary Sara Flores.
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  • 8 January 2017, Stochkolm, Sweden: Fruit.
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  • 28 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: In the Nacka Nature Reserve ('Nackareservatet') in Stockholm, Sweden. Nackareservatet is a nature reserve along the border between Stockholm and Nacka Municipality in Sweden. The area includes small lakes. with a natural setting typical of the southern Stockholm area.
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  • 15 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland: Opening acts, public issues, and consensus orientation. With a densely packed agenda, the chief governing body of the WCC, the Central Committee, gathers for its biennial meeting on 15-21 June 2018. Among the chief tasks are a midterm review of the council’s programmes, decisions about the venue and theme of the next WCC assembly in 2021, monitoring and evaluating the ongoing foundational work of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace, updates on the emerging Green Village real-estate development, reception of the new landmark study of ecumenical diakonia (the churches’ service), and addressing a variety of public issues.
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  • Nelsy Raquel Zara, 5 lives in a community in northern Nicaragua attended by the Nicaraguan Lutheran Church and supported by ELCA. The community, near Somoto, is suffering from extended drought that affects the harvests and nutritition in the area. Children are particularly vulnerable to the conditions brought about by climate change.
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  • Zulema Lopez in San Luis, Somoto, Nicaragua. The community meets for Farm School days with staff from the Lutheran Church in Nicaragua. The project is supported by ELCA and provides the community groups with a solar-powered pump that brings up water from 45m deep and a drip irrigation system for the cultivation of maize that they grow collectively in the village, as a response to the prolonged drought and many failed harvests the region is suffering.
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  • CAMAYE is a Fairtrade-certified coop that produces cocoa. It is based in Abengourou in Ivory Coast. The coop membership doubled from 900 to 1,800 members in 2015. The coop spent its first Fairtrade premium payment last year on buying fertilizer for the members, scholarships for members and their children, and the repair of a village well. Along with four other coops, CAMAYE has recently set up a clinic for farmers, who only have to pay 20% of the cost of the medical consultations and treatment.
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  • A young girl who survived the tsunami near Pondicherry
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  • A shop sign in Intibucá. Berta Cáceres campaigned and organised communities in Intibucá and other areas of Honduras to defend indigenous rights and territories before her assassination.
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  • Honduran Army begin to move a burning barricade on the outskirts of the capital Tegucigalpa.
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  • Vijajmuni, a hindu who looks after the local temple, and who supports the Fairtrade cotton farmers in Rapar district, Gujarat, India.<br />
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Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand support cotton producer groups in India. Fairtrade-certified groups benefit from Fairtrade through guaranteed prices for their produce, technical assistance to improve quality and output, and the Fairtrade premium which the producer groups decide what to do with, often using it for education and health care for their members' communities.<br />
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RDFC (formerly Agrocel) is a Fairtrade-certified group of thousands of farmers who grow cotton in the Rapar, Kutch region of Gujarat in western India.
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  • Yarie Sylla, at home in her grandfather's house, took part in the WHO-led Ebola vaccine trial in 2015.
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  • General Otto Pérez Molina, as a candidate  of the Partido Patriota in Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala
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