2001, Erik Refner, World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo of the Year

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    • Year 2001 
    • Photographer Erik Refner 
    • Nationality Denmark 
    • Organization / Publication Berlingske Tidende 
    • Category World Press Photo of the Year 
    • Prize World Press Photo of the Year 
    • Date 07-06-2001 
    • Country Pakistan 
    • Place  
    • Caption The body of a one-year-old boy who died of dehydration is prepared for burial at Jalozai refugee camp. The child's family, originally from North Afghanistan, had sought refuge in Pakistan from political instability and the consequences of drought. The family gave the photographer permission to attend as they washed and wrapped his body in a white funeral shroud, according to Muslim tradition. In the overcrowded Jalozai camp, 80,000 refugees from Afghanistan endured squalid conditions. Decades of political instability and drought drove millions of people over the border into Pakistan. By June, Jalozai could not cope with the numbers, and food and shelter were scarce. Although relief workers tried to provide basic health services, children died from disease or dehydration. Eight months later, the United Nations closed the camp, moving refugees to other areas. 
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