honorable mention
Paula Jesus italy
Photo © Paula Jesus
title
Pollution and Childhood in Pakistan
Addressing this challenge requires a global and coordinated response to ensure a better future for Pakistan's children.
Air and water pollution have led to serious health problems among children, including respiratory diseases and dermatitis. Furthermore, the need to contribute to the family income forces many children to work from an early age, often in dangerous conditions and without adequate health protection. Dropping out of school is widespread, as education often loses priority to immediate survival.
The lack of national unity in combating environmental challenges has led to widespread disinterest in environmental protection, while religious and tribal divisions often take precedence over cooperation to address common issues.
She specializes in documenting conflict, migration, climate injustice, and social inequality, with a particular focus on low-intensity wars and the world’s peripheral frontiers.
She holds a degree in Philosophy of Language from Rome and uses visual research as a tool for awareness, denunciation, and social accountability.
She has worked in Palestine, Ukraine, Pakistan, Chile, Peru, and the Balkans, reporting on human rights violations, environmental crises, trafficking and exploitation, social marginalization, and community forms of resistance.
She is a registered photographer and filmmaker for UNICEF Italy and a staff writer for Corriere della Sera.
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entry description
Pollution in Pakistan seriously threatens children. Increasing population density, religious and tribal divisions and emigration contribute to this problem. Uncontrolled population puts unsustainable pressure on the environment, creating poverty and pollution. Social and religious fragmentation hinders cooperation against pollution, while emigration leads to environmental neglect. This situation has a devastating impact on Pakistani children, with serious health problems, child labor and school dropouts widespread.Addressing this challenge requires a global and coordinated response to ensure a better future for Pakistan's children.
Air and water pollution have led to serious health problems among children, including respiratory diseases and dermatitis. Furthermore, the need to contribute to the family income forces many children to work from an early age, often in dangerous conditions and without adequate health protection. Dropping out of school is widespread, as education often loses priority to immediate survival.
The lack of national unity in combating environmental challenges has led to widespread disinterest in environmental protection, while religious and tribal divisions often take precedence over cooperation to address common issues.
about the photographer
Paula Jesús (Valparaíso, Chile, April 16, 1995) is a Chilean photographer and documentary filmmaker, a return migrant to Italy.She specializes in documenting conflict, migration, climate injustice, and social inequality, with a particular focus on low-intensity wars and the world’s peripheral frontiers.
She holds a degree in Philosophy of Language from Rome and uses visual research as a tool for awareness, denunciation, and social accountability.
She has worked in Palestine, Ukraine, Pakistan, Chile, Peru, and the Balkans, reporting on human rights violations, environmental crises, trafficking and exploitation, social marginalization, and community forms of resistance.
She is a registered photographer and filmmaker for UNICEF Italy and a staff writer for Corriere della Sera.
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