Injured in Gaza: Muna 

Muna, 13, was gravely injured the first time on her birthday, in October 2023, during a bombing.  Her family was displaced to the south of the Gaza Strip, and later returned to Gaza City during the ceasefire in January 2025. In September  2025, another strike on the building where her family was staying injured Muna for the second time. This is her story. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Jakob Fuhr 

Field producers: Rawan Eleyan, Tess Ingram

Ordered to move: Louay & Mohammed  

Al Mawasi, Gaza Strip. September 2025 - Hear from Louay, 13, and Mohammed, 15. Around one million families in Gaza City, where famine was just declared, have been ordered to move southwards to the so-called “humanitarian zone” in Al-Mawasi, a very small, overcrowded area that has no capacity to absorb the growing number of displaced people. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Ahmad Albakri

Water trucking in Al Zohor camp 

Al Zohor displacement camp, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip June 2025 - Hear from Baraa, 14, and Azhar, 13. Over the past months, 75 per cent of households in the Gaza Strip have reported deteriorating access to water, having to choose between showering, cleaning and cooking.  

Contribution: Producer

Videographer: Rawan Eleyan

Editor: Francis Raphael Solajes

Field producers: Rawan Eleyan, James Elder

Traumatic effects on children 

December 2023 - The humanitarian pause of the hostilities in the Gaza Strip offers a small respite for the civilians and children who have been exposed to intense violence and grave violations during the past six weeks. A child aged 15 or older in Gaza today has experienced five escalations of hostilities.

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Jakob Fuhr

Another night in Gaza

The situation in Gaza is bad and getting worse. Nowhere in Gaza is safe and the rate of death and injury amongst children is staggering. They are now being pushed further and further south into tiny, overcrowded areas without water, food, protection or any of the essentials needed to survive.

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Ahmad Albakri 

Field producer: James Elder 

Mustafa’s story – a tribute

The Gaza Strip, April 2024 - Mustafa was walking from the family’s shelter to get some parsley for dinner when he was shot in Al Mawasi, Gaza Strip - supposedly a safe zone. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Francis Raphael Solajes

Field producer: Tess Ingram

In-house producers: Christine Nesbitt, Francis Raphael Solajes, Flora Savastano, Jakob Fuhr

Omar's story of loss during the war in the Gaza Strip

November 2023, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder talks with 12-year-old Omar, who lost his parents and twin brother, and his aunt Hanan. “I ask him if he remembers how mom and dad look like, he says I keep closing my eyes, so I don’t forget their faces,” Hanan says. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Irina Sedunova 

Field producer: James Elder, Rawan Eleyan

In-house producers: Viktoriia Reshetnik, Francis Raphael Solajes

Jana's story of repeat malnutrition 

In August 2025, in Gaza City, children suffering from moderate and severe acute malnutrition received Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). Hospitals, already overwhelmed with trauma cases, are struggling to cope. Children like Jana, 9 years old,  highlight the compounded crisis. Her sister, Joury, died only weeks ago from acute malnutrition . 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Ahmad Albakri 

Field producers: Tess Ingram, Rawan Eleyan

Medical mission denied to Gaza City

July 2025, Gaza Strip - All humanitarian missions in Gaza are life saving, and particularly a mission heading north right now into Gaza City, to a hospital under evacuation order to get incubators out and to other hospitals where they are so desperately in need. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder reports on the 5th denial of the mission. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Ahmad Albakri

Field producer: James Elder

Home is home

The children of the Gaza Strip are just like any other children. Except that they have been forced to endure unimaginable hardship as their home has turned into ruins. But home still remains deeply rooted in their hearts.

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Ahmad Albakri

In house producers: Jakob Fuhr, Viktoriia Reshetnik, Francis Raphael Solajes

Surviving the earthquake 

Prior to the earthquake in northwestern Syria, Mohamed was an enthusiastic student of the Buzuq, a traditional Kurdish music instrument, and attended the Arya music institute. Mohammad tells what happened the night of the earthquake, how much he likes to play music, and a fellow  student, Jana, who died in the earthquake. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Francis Rapahel Solajes

Field producer & videographer: Khalil Ashawi

UNICEF's work in emergencies 

An evergreen video highlighting UNICEF’s humanitarian role and achievements for children, in collaboration with donors and partners.

Contributions:  Producer

Editors: Jakob Fuhr, Francis Raphael Solajes

In-house producer: Viktoriia Reshetnik. 

Bienfait in DRC - What would you do without wellbeing support?

This intimate glimpse into Bienfait’s life highlights his strong ties to the community and the growing strain felt by many following recent cuts to international aid funding.  Family tracing and psychosocial support remain essential to child protection in the DRC, but cuts in foreign aid now put these vital efforts at risk. The series “What would you do without…?”  tells the story of the loss that global aid funding represents. 

Contribution: Producer

Editors:  Francis Raphael Solajes, Jakob Fuhr

Field producers:  Lianne Gutcher, Ramatou Toure

In-house producer:  Viktoriia Reshetnik

Youssef in Syria - What would you do without education?

In Syria, 8-year-old Youssef is beating the odds. He's learning to read by touch and dreaming of becoming a teacher, thanks to the support of UNICEF, his caring parents, and a special learning device. But as international aid to UNICEF is reduced, vital education programmes are under threat, putting Youssef’s future, and that of countless children like him, at risk. Without continued support, their world could fall silent.  The series “What would you do without…?”  tells the story of the loss that global aid funding represents. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Ahmad Albakri 

Field producer: Monica Awad

In-house producers: Viktoriia Reshetnik, Francis Raphael Solajes

Latifa in Afghanistan - What would you do without child protection? 

The series “What would you do without…?”  tells the story of the loss that global aid funding represents.  Latifa is a qualified social worker and  is a critical link between children's protection needs and other referred services in the community, like health care, education, and psychosocial support.  Without adequate resources and a robust network of social workers, children risk losing vital protection from harm and abuse.  

Contribution: Producer

Editor: Ahmad Albakri 

Field producer: Veronica Houser 

In-house producers: Viktoriia Reshetnik, Francis Raphael Solajes

Change for Good partnership

[COVID-19 context] Recently, 

things haven't quite gone according to plan.  We've been delayed,  our destinations changed,  and we've been grounded.  Sometimes it felt like things were out of control. But by testing our limits we've shown how strong we really are.  And through it all,  UNICEF has been, and always will be on the front lines,  changing things for good,

for every child.  So, as we come in for landing after a difficult time we look forward to clearer skies and partnering with you once more. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor & animation: Rooftop

Rooting out anti-Black racism helps all children thrive 

Global Forum for Children and Youth - 2021: Addressing anti-Black racism is the right thing to do. It is also a path to rooting out all race discrimination. 

Contribution: Producer

Editor & animation: Manifest Media

Disrupting Harm: Evidence on online child sexual exploitation and abuse

Global Forum for Children and Youth - 2021: Did you know that 7% of internet-using children in Kenya were blackmailed to share their naked images online? Or that 13% of children in the Philippines had their sexual images shared without their permission? This data and more was uncovered by Disrupting Harm, a research project focused on online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Contribution: Producer

Editor & animation: Manifest Media

Conflict and crisis in northern Ethiopia

Months of fighting have left hundreds of thousands of people facing life-threatening malnutrition.

Reuniting children affected by Ebola

In November 2014, Liberia remained one of three countries in West Africa experiencing widespread and intense transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD). UNICEF continued to support social mobilization efforts to raise awareness of the disease, its symptoms, and how to prevent its spread—all of which were critical to curtailing the unprecedented outbreak. UNICEF remained at the forefront of efforts to respond to and help curtail the outbreak, including by providing training for Ebola survivors working in interim care centres.

Reaching the Unreached

The early years of life are of crucial importance for every child’s development. And have a profound impact on a child’s future. At no other time in life does a person learn and develop as fast and intensely as in the early years. In St. Kitts and Nevis, the Government’s Reaching the Unreached programme supports home-based early childhood interventions for young children.

Tasila and Felix

In Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, the Chelstone Clinic provides vital programmes to treat HIV-positive pregnant women and to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). This essay tells the story of Tasila and her son, Felix, through the first 18 months of his life until his HIV status is confirmed.

“Towards an AIDS-Free Generation” exhibition

UNICEF commissioned me, Christine Nesbitt, to document Zambia’s efforts to eliminate new HIV infections in infants, as experienced by women living with HIV and their children. For two years, I followed these women from pregnancy through the first 18 months of their babies’ lives. This is the resulting advocacy exhibition. 

Documenting the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV

During my time working as a photographer in sub-Saharan Africa, a recurring theme has been the documentation of HIV/AIDS. Initially, much of this work told the stories of the virus’ devastation in communities and its effects on their societies. Many of these stories told of the challenges of accepting one’s HIV-positive status and the implications of denial. As the reality of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa began to change, I became aware that the nature of my documentation needed to change too. 

Trapping fog in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Fog nets used to capture water from rain and fog are a developmental initiative in practice in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Fog forms when water vapour cools down and condenses to form tiny water droplets in the atmosphere.

Managing water & sanitation facilities together

Collaborative links between communities & authorities in managing water & sanitation facilities in south east Nigeria.

Community-led total sanitation

A gallery of images showing communities engaging in life-saving hygiene practices in Nigeria.

Maternal and child health care in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

In South Africa, maternal mortality has more than quadrupled over the past decade. Women in rural areas bear the brunt of these statistics due to lack of transport, and inaccessible facilities. Situated in the community, the Busfare Babies Birth Centre offers safe brith for rural women.

Protecting children

Children’s rights are human rights, but children are not always recognised as citizens with such rights. It’s important to think about the representation of children in photography. Do the photographs used uphold children’s rights to accurate representation, respect, privacy and protection? What if the child depicted were your child? How would you feel about the visual representation if you were the child depicted?

“Through my Window” exhibition

‘Through my Window: a visual travelogue’ is a personal work-in-progress, started in 1997. Seen in the video is a part of that work exhibited at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa, 2007. Video courtesy of Paula Chowles.