The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Olympus Corporation and the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Foundation, has launched the second annual Picture This photo contest in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The contest seeks to show the inspirational work that is being done in many countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals agreed on by world leaders to halve extreme poverty by 2015.

This contest is open to Afghan professional and amateur photographers. Contestants may submit up to three different photographs, focusing on progress towards one of the eight MDGs.

The deadline to submit photos is Friday, 16 July 2010.

For more information, visit: http://picturethis.undp.org