Three Panos photographers – Pascal Maitre, Ivor Prickett and Jérôme Gence – have been honoured at this year’s UNICEF Photo of the Year awards for their work on children around the world.

Pascal Maitre won the 2nd Prize for his work on the effects of monkey pox on children in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Japhet, a seven month old child, who is being treated for Mpox at the Kavumu health centre, Kavumu, South Kivu, DR Congo. © Pascal Maitre/Panos Pictures

Jérôme Gence has been awarded an Honourable Mention for his work on the effect of mobile phones and technology on the lives of children in France.

Children sitting around a table at home play with their smart phones while their mother looks over them. Lyon, France. © Jérôme Gence/Panos Pictures

Ivor Prickett was also awarded an Honourable Mention for his work on children who have fled from the war in Sudan and are living in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad.

A man with a whip attempts to control a crowd of Sudanese refugees who were jostling to receive food during an impromptu aid distribution on the outskirts of Adre refugee camp in Chad. © Ivor Prickett/Panos Pictures