Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:30p.m.
VIEW A SELECTION OF THE PHOTOS
Children in Emergencies is an exhibition of UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) photographs that show the impact of emergencies on children in the developing world.
Each year, UNICEF responds to more than 200 emergencies around the world. It is children who all too often experience the worst consequences of these man-made and natural disasters. Children must face challenges such as mass displacement, separation from family, increased vulnerability to disease, ill health, and exploitation, and disruption of their schooling.
This photo exhibition of more than 60 images gives a unique insight into the affect on children of recent and continuing emergencies including Haiti, Samoa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China, Sudan, Pakistan, the Congo and Iraq.
The photographs show the enormous resilience of children, even in the midst of chaos and destruction.
With the help of international emergency agencies like UNICEF, children can receive the life-saving support they desperately need to get through a disaster.
Children are more likely to die in a catastrophe than adults. For example, in the Pakistan floods, 3.4 million children are in danger of contracting water-borne diseases - which are potentially fatal.
UNICEF commissioned a variety of photographers for the exhibition. They have chosen the photographs which are representative of how ordinary people live in developing countries.
A Far Cry: Children in Emergencies runs 6-20 September at the Wellington City Library.
3 News is featuring a selection of the photographs – click the link at the top of this article to view them.
3 News
From 3news.co.nz published on 08.25.10, 21:24
