Description:
A woman carries a large load of twigs and sticks to be used as cooking fuel outside the village of Zubaidat, in the southern governorate of Meisan in Iraq..Additional Info:.Until January 2003, the situation of children and women in Iraq remains critical. One million children under five in southern and central Iraq continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition. Some 60 per cent of the entire population depend on monthly Government food rations, making them extremely vulnerable to any disruption in these supplies in the event of conflict. Widespread poverty and crumbling infrastructure, the result of years of conflict and 12 years of international economic sanctions, have affected all sectors, including massive deterioration of the country's water and sanitation systems.
Credits:
Shehzad - (Pakistan) Noorani/Majority World
Description:
A woman carries a large load of twigs and sticks to be used as cooking fuel outside the village of Zubaidat, in the southern governorate of Meisan in Iraq..Additional Info:.Until January 2003, the situation of children and women in Iraq remains critical. One million children under five in southern and central Iraq continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition. Some 60 per cent of the entire population depend on monthly Government food rations, making them extremely vulnerable to any disruption in these supplies in the event of conflict. Widespread poverty and crumbling infrastructure, the result of years of conflict and 12 years of international economic sanctions, have affected all sectors, including massive deterioration of the country's water and sanitation systems.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Shehzad Noorani
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC010060.jpg
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1471647174
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12265984
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Image Description:
A woman carries a large load of twigs and sticks to be used as cooking fuel outside the village of Zubaidat, in the southern governorate of Meisan in Iraq..Additional Info:.Until January 2003, the situation of children and women in Iraq remains critical.