Unicef's photos of the world's children in 2015

13:39, Dec 31 2015
Two-year-old Tamadani is one of the youngest in his community in Malawi to benefit from the new water pump.
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Two-year-old Tamadani is one of the youngest in his community in Malawi to benefit from the new water pump.

The most famous photo of a child in 2015 is of the body of a Syrian-Kurdish toddler washed up on a beach in Turkey.

It was an image of the human tragedy of Europe's migrant crisis, one of many causes of misery around the world.More people were displaced from their homes this year than at any other time since World World II.

United Nation's children's charity Unicef has released photos of the children in some of the 190 countries it works, showing their lives in conflict zones but also just being children.

Six months after a devastating bout of violence in Gaza, the scars are raw as ever for children like Samar and Rosol, seen here with their grandfather Ali, as they struggled to come to terms with the loss of their father and their home.
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Six months after a devastating bout of violence in Gaza, the scars are raw as ever for children like Samar and Rosol, seen here with their grandfather Ali, as they struggled to come to terms with the loss of their father and their home.

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In August, 163 children in Central African Republic were released from a brutal life in armed forces, joining a total of 600 child soldiers freed in 2015.
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In August, 163 children in Central African Republic were released from a brutal life in armed forces, joining a total of 600 child soldiers freed in 2015.
Somaya, 8, in Yemen. "I'm laughing because at last I filled the two heavy buckets with water after four hours of queuing. I do this every day."
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Somaya, 8, in Yemen. "I'm laughing because at last I filled the two heavy buckets with water after four hours of queuing. I do this every day."
In 2014, Mercy Kennady had just lost her mum to Ebola. A year later, everything is different with the support of a foster mum and school friends.
Unicef
In 2014, Mercy Kennady had just lost her mum to Ebola. A year later, everything is different with the support of a foster mum and school friends.
A Gaza teen reimagines his crumbling neighbourhood as a playground.
Unicef
A Gaza teen reimagines his crumbling neighbourhood as a playground.
For children on the move through Europe, the search for safety and a better life meant weeks of exhausting travel.
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For children on the move through Europe, the search for safety and a better life meant weeks of exhausting travel.
When massive earthquakes struck Nepal in April and May, this 11-year-old boy's home was one of 605,000 to be destroyed.
Unicef
When massive earthquakes struck Nepal in April and May, this 11-year-old boy's home was one of 605,000 to be destroyed.
Three-year-old Rachel's world was turned upside down when Cyclone Pam slammed into Vanuatu in March.
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Three-year-old Rachel's world was turned upside down when Cyclone Pam slammed into Vanuatu in March.
Huddled in a bomb shelter, this family was among 1.6 million people forced from their homes by conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Unicef
Huddled in a bomb shelter, this family was among 1.6 million people forced from their homes by conflict in eastern Ukraine.
A large artillery shell was a source of curiosity for this little boy after it landed - unexploded - near his family's home.
Unicef
A large artillery shell was a source of curiosity for this little boy after it landed - unexploded - near his family's home.
A boy on sandbanks near M'bera refugee camp, where 53,000 refugees have escaped from violence in northern Mali.
Unicef
A boy on sandbanks near M'bera refugee camp, where 53,000 refugees have escaped from violence in northern Mali.
For these students in Myanmar, a community water point is a chance to wash and to play on a hot day.
Unicef
For these students in Myanmar, a community water point is a chance to wash and to play on a hot day.
This baby sleeps in a traditional cloth cradle, safe at a child-care centre on the island of Borneo.
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This baby sleeps in a traditional cloth cradle, safe at a child-care centre on the island of Borneo.
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