UNICEF Photo Essays

Ending child marriage

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Tens of millions of girls in the world are married while still children, many before puberty and often to much older men.

Abandoning FGM/C

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

An estimated three million African girls undergo female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) every year.

Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Zambia - Part IV

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Programmes to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV continue to expand in Zambia.

Child’s View – Education is freedom

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

UNICEF held a photography workshop with 20 students in South Africa’s poorest province.

Conflict and maternal health in Afghanistan

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Pregnancy and childbirth remain perilous in Afghanistan, where maternal and child mortality rates are second highest in the world.

Maternal health in post-quake Haiti

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010 also deepened the crisis of maternal health care in the country.

Sierra Leone: One step for maternal health

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Sierra Leone continues to have one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

Child’s View - Culture and conflict in Gaza, OPT

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Part II of II: UNICEF held a photography workshop for 16 young people in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Child’s View - Childhood in the West Bank, OPT

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Part I of II: UNICEF held a photography workshop for 16 young people in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Mongolia: Children and the 'dzud'

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Nineteen of Mongolia's 21 provinces continue to face emergency conditions caused by heavy snow and extreme cold.

Reunited in Haiti: Sterling finds her father

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Five-year-old Sterling is reunited with her father after being separated during the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake.

Humanitarian Action Appeal 2010

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Each year UNICEF partners with governments, communities and the private sector to respond to over 200 emergencies worldwide.

Haiti's children: two weeks after

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The 12 January earthquake killed an estimated 112,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless, many of them children.

Child's View - Do you see my world?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Thirty Bangladeshi adolescents in rural communities joined a Government- and UNICEF-supported photography workshop.

Building back better

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

26 December 2009 marks the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people.

Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Zambia – Part III

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Zambia's programmes to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV are steadily expanding.

The Rights of Children

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The photography book 'The Rights of Children' celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

IV of IV: Nutrition crisis in India

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Endemic poverty, the global economic downturn and recurrent natural disasters are deepening a nutrition crisis in India.

III of IV: Nutrition crisis in Nepal

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The global economic crisis, rising food prices, natural disasters and persistent poverty are deepening a nutrition crisis in Nepal.

II of IV: Nutrition crisis in Pakistan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The global economic downturn, growing poverty, conflict and rising food costs are deepening a nutrition crisis for Pakistan.

I of IV: Nutrition crisis in Bangladesh

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The global economic downturn, natural disasters and rising food prices are deepening a nutrition crisis in Bangladesh.

The rights of the child - Part II

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, countries have created national laws to help implement the treaty.

The rights of the child - Part I

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most endorsed human rights treaty in the world.

Child's View - Ruin and recovery in Georgia

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Children in Gori, Georgia participated in a photography workshop to document the impact of the 2008 conflict over South Ossetia.

Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Zambia - Part II

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programmes are beginning to reverse the pandemic's growth in Zambia.

ECHO and UNICEF: Partners for children

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Since its creation in 1992, ECHO has worked with UNICEF to meet the needs of children affected by conflict or natural disasters.

Economic crisis and South Asia’s children

Thu, 28 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The global economic downturn threatens to increase poverty for tens of millions and to wipe out recent gains in child survival.

Displacement crisis in Pakistan

Thu, 21 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Over 2 million people are fleeing conflict in Pakistan, amounting to the largest and fastest-growing displacement crisis in recent years.

Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Zambia – Part I

Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Zambia has 95,000 HIV-positive children under age 14 and one of the highest adult infection rates in the world.

Namibia’s HIV/AIDS and poverty crisis

Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The welfare of Namibia's children is threatened by poverty, violence and a raging HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Child's View – Our lives on the streets

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

In June 2008, 15 children who have lived on the streets in the Central African Republic participated in a UNICEF photography workshop.

Hand washing with soap saves lives

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Part II of II: West and Central Africa has the lowest improved sanitation coverage and highest under-five mortality rates in the world.

West and Central Africa's sanitation crisis

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Part I of II: In West and Central Africa, millions of children die annually of water-borne diseases.

Humanitarian Action Appeal 2009

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action Report 2009 appeals for funds for children and woman affected by emergencies around the world.

Endless crisis for Gaza's children

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

410 children have been killed and 1,855 injured since the start of the Israeli military incursion into the Gaza Strip.

Maternal and newborn health crisis

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The State of the World's Children 2009 examines the global maternal health crisis and outlines cost-effective solutions.

Emergency response in eastern DR Congo

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Children continue to suffer amid renewed fighting in North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Silence is acceptance

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children seeks to prevent the sexual abuse of children.

Lang Lang: Music for children

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

World-renowned pianist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lang Lang launched a new foundation to help support young musicians.

Many cyclone victims still await relief

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar’s south-west coast, killing an estimated 100,000 people and leaving 1.5 million more struggling to survive.

Child’s View – Picturing malaria in Liberia

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

To raise awareness about malaria and explore its impact on their community, 20 children participated in a photography workshop

Child’s View – Beauty and peril in Rwanda

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In a recent photography workshop in Rwanda, children explored the impact of malaria on their lives and communities.

Countdown for maternal and child survival

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Countdown to 2015 is a global partnership for renewed action in achieving health-related Millennium Development Goals.

The children of Yemen

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The children and women of Yemen face severe challenges in a country often forgotten by the international community.

IKEA partners for reading in Albania

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

‘Albania Reads’ is a UNICEF and IKEA-supported Government initiative to restore a culture of reading among the country’s youth.

Gaza’s children bear brunt of ongoing conflict

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Gaza’s children, inheritors of the world’s longest-running conflict, now also bear the brunt of new import and border controls.

Football legend David Beckham in Sierra Leone

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to Sierra Leone to draw attention to the issue of child survival.

Humanitarian Action Appeal 2008

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

UNICEF’s annual Humanitarian Action Report appeals for funds for children and woman affected by emergencies around the world.

Meeting the child survival challenge

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

'The State of the World’s Children' 2008 proposes key strategies to reduce under-five mortality by 2015.

Building a world fit for children

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

'Progress for Children' in 2007 reports on progress towards achieving A World Fit for Children targets.

Bangladesh cyclone: Two stories

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Two 9-year-old girls in the hard-hit Barisal District work to ensure their families’ recovery.

South Asia's maternal health crisis

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Maternal health reflects the social status of women and is vital to meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

'Go to School' in Southern Sudan: Suku’s story

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The government’s 'Go to School' initiative has increased enrolment to over 850,000, with over one-third of all students being girls.

Lebanon, one year later

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

One year after the war between Hezbollah and Israel, instability and insecurity continue to impede children’s recovery.

Children and AIDS: A call to action

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

In 2007, 25 years into the epidemic, children are still largely missing from the global HIV/AIDS agenda.

Nigeria wages campaign against polio

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

In March 2007, Nigeria launched the latest in a series of polio immunization campaigns.

The life cycle of girls: Womanhood

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Part IV of IV: Despite advances, gender violence and discrimination is still on the rise.

The life cycle of girls: Adolescence

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Part III of IV: Adolescence, the passage between childhood and womanhood, is a time of particular vulnerability to exploitation.

The life cycle of girls: Primary school years

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Part II of IV: Education is essential for the elimination of discrimination and violence against girls and women.

The life cycle of girls: Early childhood

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Part I of IV: Despite significant gains, girls and women continue to face unique challenges and threats throughout their life cycle.

The Krishnamurthy sisters

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The Krishnamurthy sisters are still recovering from the death of their mother in the 26 December 2004 tsunami.

The missing face of AIDS

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The five-year Global Campaign on Children and AIDS places children and their needs at the top of the AIDS agenda.

Drug abuse in Maldives

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Illicit drug use among adolescents in Maldives increased dramatically since the 26 December 2004 tsunami.

Drought in southern Somalia

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Children in Somalia have already survived war, hunger, floods and forced dislocation.

Children: Two years after the tsunami

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Two years after the tsunami, much has been rebuilt, but children's recovery from the trauma is far from complete.

Child’s view: Tsunami recovery continues

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Journalists and photographers organized the InSIGHT Out! workshop series to share their skills with 65 children in Thailand’s worst-affected region.

The Double Dividend of Gender Equality

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

The State of the World’s Children 2007 focuses on the gains for both women and children of gender equality.

UNICEF at 60: Children and the MDGs 2000-06

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Part V of V: Children are at the heart of the United Nations’ eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

UNICEF at 60: Recognizing child rights 1990-99

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Part IV of V: The Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes international law, establishing State obligations to children.

UNICEF at 60: Child survival 1980-89

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Part III of V: UNICEF launches the ‘Child Survival Revolution’ with low-cost health interventions that save millions of lives.

UNICEF at 60: The development decades 1960-79

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Part II of V: UNICEF joins the UN-led partnership to jumpstart global development.

UNICEF at 60: An agency for children 1946-59

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

I of V: On 11 December 1946, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund – UNICEF – is created.

Daily life & education in Darfur's camps

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

UNICEF helps to provide shelter, education, special protection and other basic services to Darfur's displaced people.

Childhoods lost to HIV/AIDS

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS has killed one or both parents of more than 12 million children under 15 years.

Children of the Islamic world

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The OIC, ISESCO and UNICEF call for a greater investment in the children of the Islamic world.

Child’s view – My life after the earthquake

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The EYE SEE II project features photographs by 160 Pakistani children affected by the 2005 devastating earthquake.

Progress for Children: Water and Sanitation

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

All children have a right to safe water and basic sanitation – and to the health they sustain.

MDG4: Reducing child mortality

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Millennium Development Goal 4 aims, by 2015, to reduce by two-thirds the mortality rate among children under five.

Children and water

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Lack of safe water is a public health emergency for children and their families.

Bangladesh immunizes 35 million against measles

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Bangladesh reports that 99 per cent of children under 10 were vaccinated against measles in a major immunization campaign.

Child-friendly schools in Pakistan

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

'Child-friendly’ schools offer free, quality education in safe environments that promote gender equity and diversity.

Child's view: My life at Amar Jyoti

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In early 2006, several students at Amar Jyoti School in New Delhi, India, participated in a UNICEF photography workshop.

Medina wants to fly

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Before Medina Humed Ahmed started school, she was silent on the subject of her future. Now, she says, she wants to learn to fly.

Polio immunization in Namibia

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Namibia completed the second round of a campaign to immunize all of its 1.8 million people in response to a polio outbreak.

Child’s view: Excluded and invisible in Iran

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In late 2005 in Iran, 125 children, including Afghan and Iraqi refugees, took part in a UNICEF-supported photography competition.

Quake recovery continues in Indonesia

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

UNICEF continues to support Government recovery efforts more than a month after the 27 May earthquake.

Southern Sudan goes to school

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

After decades of war, Southern Sudan’s new government has launched an ambitious ‘Go To School’ campaign.