2012-03-08 13:49 Sadakhan’s infant son (middle) suffers from epilepsy. But she is stateless, which means she cannot work or claim benefits, and that in turn means she cannot afford to take the three-year-old to see the doctor or pay for medicine. “When an attack starts and I have no medicine, I just hold my son tight in my arms. It does not help to treat his condition, but at least I am with him . . .”
2012-02-01 09:38 Spanish coastguards shout instructions after intercepting a boat off the island of Tenerife. Despite considerable dangers, migrants seeking a better future and refugees fleeing war and persecution continue to board flimsy boats and set off across the high seas. One of the main routes into Europe runs from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands.
2012-02-01 09:35 Despite considerable dangers, migrants seeking a better future and refugees fleeing war and persecution continue to board flimsy boats and set off across the high seas. One of the main routes into Europe runs from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands. The Spanish coastguard intercepts a traditional fishing boat laden with migrants off the island of Tenerife in the Canaries.
2012-01-31 15:59 A boat carrying African asylum seekers and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea between Africa and Italy.
2012-01-20 14:27 Exhausted survivors of a Gulf of Aden crossing wait for help on a beach in Yemen.
2012-01-13 16:13 Relieved Sudanese youngsters rest after arriving at Doro refugee camp in South Sudan. High Commissioner António Guterres called on the international community to do more to support the relief effort and avert a massive crisis, assistance is "absolutely crucial". We offer the use of our photos free to the media.
2012-01-13 15:54 The three camps at Dadaab, which were designed for 90,000 people, now have a population of about 460,000 Somali civilians, making it the world's largest and most congested refugee sites. A young Somali refugee waits with her ration card to receive food at the Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab. We offer the use of our photos free to the media.
