UNICEF Awards 2024 Photo of the Year to Images of Children Affected by Israel-Hamas Conflict

For the first time, two photographs from opposing sides of a conflict are jointly recognized, highlighting the universal suffering of children in war.

• The 2024 UNICEF Photo of the Year honors two images depicting children deeply affected by the Israel-Hamas conflict, marking the first time the award has been shared between two winners.
• Israeli photographer Avishag Shaar-Yashuv captured an eight-year-old boy, Stav, who survived the October 2023 Hamas attack, staring blankly in a moment of evident trauma.
• Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf's winning image portrays siblings Dareen and Kinan, who lost their parents and 70 relatives in an Israeli airstrike, taken during their recovery in a hospital in Qatar.
• The award aims to underscore the universal impact of war on children, with UNICEF emphasizing that the competition does not judge culpability but highlights shared human suffering.
• Additional honors included a second-place image of a Congolese infant with Mpox by Pascal Maitre and a third-place photo of a premature baby reaching for his mother by Maylis Rolland.

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