Rome, Italy - 26 September 2012: Bosnian women in a moment of relax two days before being evicted by local police from the Tor de' Cenci 'tolerated' camp. Child marriages and early pregnancies drastically affect the school drop-out rate of young romani girls. Italian authorities often consider early marriage amongst Romani families as a cultural phenomenon without implementing and improving for this reason specific educational projects.

Rome, Italy - 26 September 2012: Bosnian women in a moment of relax two days before being evicted by local police from the Tor de' Cenci 'tolerated' camp. Child marriages and early pregnancies drastically affect the school drop-out rate of young romani girls. Italian authorities often consider early marriage amongst Romani families as a cultural phenomenon without implementing and improving for this reason specific educational projects.

Nobsin, Burkina Faso - 13 May 2014: a young man wearing a forehead torch holds his mobile phone in his mouth as he descends in a 25 meters mine shaft. In the around 700-800 artisanal sites around the country, there’s no health and safety, no hard hats or harnesses, no protective masks, no lights and no decent ventilation system.

Nobsin, Burkina Faso - 13 May 2014: a young man wearing a forehead torch holds his mobile phone in his mouth as he descends in a 25 meters mine shaft. In the around 700-800 artisanal sites around the country, there’s no health and safety, no hard hats or harnesses, no protective masks, no lights and no decent ventilation system.

Chongqing, China - The most populous city in the world

Chongqing, China - The most populous city in the world

London ,UK - 18 August 2014: a businessman is reflected in a window during the morning rush hour in The City of London

London ,UK - 18 August 2014: a businessman is reflected in a window during the morning rush hour in The City of London

Barcelona, Spain - 10 October 2017: Pro-Independence supporters gather at Arc de Triomf for Puigdemont's announcement at the Catalan Parliament

Barcelona, Spain - 10 October 2017: Pro-Independence supporters gather at Arc de Triomf for Puigdemont's announcement at the Catalan Parliament

London, UK - 9 April 2014: members of the Jewish community of Stamford Hill bring cutlery, pots, pans and dishes to kosher in boiling water in preparation for Passover. According to the Torah, as it is forbidden to eat chametz (leavened food) during Passover, utensils which have come into contact with chametz, can be immersed in boiling water (hagalat keilim) to purge them of any traces of chametz that may have accumulated during the year.

London, UK - 9 April 2014: members of the Jewish community of Stamford Hill bring cutlery, pots, pans and dishes to kosher in boiling water in preparation for Passover. According to the Torah, as it is forbidden to eat chametz (leavened food) during Passover, utensils which have come into contact with chametz, can be immersed in boiling water (hagalat keilim) to purge them of any traces of chametz that may have accumulated during the year.

Ladakh, India - July 2009: a Buddhist monk contemplating the mountainous view from the terrace of a monastery

Ladakh, India - July 2009: a Buddhist monk contemplating the mountainous view from the terrace of a monastery

Liverpool, UK - 16 August 2012: A man walks by a graffiti at night reading '6.8 million people live alone, in England. do you feel lonely?'

Liverpool, UK - 16 August 2012: A man walks by a graffiti at night reading '6.8 million people live alone, in England. do you feel lonely?'

Margou, Burkina Faso - 5 May 2014: A woman shows potatoes in the village of Margou, Burkina Faso with Action Contre la Faim (Achievements Resilience Programme).

Margou, Burkina Faso - 5 May 2014: A woman shows potatoes in the village of Margou, Burkina Faso with Action Contre la Faim (Achievements Resilience Programme).

Nobsin, Burkina Faso - 13 May 2014: Abdou, 15, poses for a portrait at the gold extraction site. The youngest ones, small enough to reach the bottom of the mine shafts, are most often the victims of the recurrent accidents. Facing repeated physical and ver- bal violence, drinking alcohol and taking heavy drugs, without any aspiration to get an education, these small boys trying their luck with gold, are the most worri- some aspect of the Burkinabè artisanal gold rush.

Nobsin, Burkina Faso - 13 May 2014: Abdou, 15, poses for a portrait at the gold extraction site. The youngest ones, small enough to reach the bottom of the mine shafts, are most often the victims of the recurrent accidents. Facing repeated physical and verbal violence, drinking alcohol and taking heavy drugs, without any aspiration to get an education, these small boys trying their luck with gold, are the most worrisome aspect of the Burkinabè artisanal gold rush.

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