World food crisis

Dakar, Senegal: Protesters attend an unauthorised demonstration called by consumer associations against the high cost of living Photograph: Seyllou/AFP

Jakarta, Indonesia: People queue to get free 1kg bags of rice Photograph: Jurnasyanto Sukarno/EPA

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: A police officer walks past a burning road block in Port Bouet, which has seen demonstrations against the growing cost of food Photograph: Issouf Sanogo /AFP

Lahore, Pakistan: Women struggle to buy sacks of flour outside a state-subsidised food store Photograph: K M Chaudary/AP

Narathiwat province, Thailand: Workers harvest rice in a field. International demand for Thai rice has soared after other top exporters Vietnam and India imposed limits on exports to ensure domestic supply Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: People queue to get free food from a restaurant Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP

Quezon, Philippines: People queue up to buy the cheapest rice available in the market, the NFA (National Food Authority) rice, at a mobile distribution centre Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: People gather at the Cite Soleil slum during an anti-government demonstration over food prices Photograph: Ariana Cubillos /AP

Dhaka, Bangaldesh: An elderly woman picks through rubbish beneath a truck carrying food for anything edible Photograph: Lalage Snow/AFP

Mehalla, Egypt: The mourning father of a 15-year-old boy, allegedly killed by police during rioting against the rising cost of living Photograph: Stringer/EPA

Fatullah, Bangladesh: A security guard at a garment factory whose workers are on strike blocks views to the factory complex for outsiders. At least 15,000 Bangladesh garment factory workers went on strike to call for higher wages as food prices in the impoverished nation soar Photograph: Lalage Snow/AFP

Sanaa, Yemen: People march during an anti-government rally organised by an opposition party. They were protesting against high food prices, among other issues Photograph: Stringer/AFP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A demonstrator eats grass in front of a UN Brazilian peacekeeping soldier Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Quezon City, Philippines: Filipinos buy government-controlled rice sold from a roving truck Photograph: Rolex de la Pena/EPA