UNICEF has chosen the image of the year, a photograph of a 10-year-old girl from Afghanistan, symbolizing the resilience of Afghan girls against education bans.

UNICEF has designated the image of the year as an emotional photograph featuring a 10-year-old girl from Afghanistan, engrossed in reading, symbolizing the quiet resilience of millions of Afghan girls affected by the Taliban government's restrictions on access to education.

In second place is an image from Mongolia, capturing children at a kindergarten sleeping around an air filter due to extreme pollution. The third place was taken by a photograph from Jharia, India, a mining area known as "the city that burns," highlighting the difficult conditions of childhood in this region. These images underscore the serious issues faced by children in different corners of the world.