Save the Children: 2021 in pictures

Thi Xenh, 23, stands outside her home in Vietnam’s Van Chan District with her newborn daughter and two sons A Tua, 5 (left), and A Thang, 4 (right), and her husband A Ho, 27. Photographer: Linh Pham. @phamhaduylinh

Each year at Save the Children, we publish a year in pictures review.

The collection of images – our 2021 Year in Pictures – has been specially selected to celebrate children around the world.

Children who stand amid the ruin of war and refuse to let go of their dreams of an education and a better life.

Children who stand on the frontline of climate change – confronted by the worst nature has to throw at them – and call on the world to act.

Children who stood up to another year of lockdowns and lost schooling, still full of energy, spirit and determination to make a difference to the people around them.

The collection showcases our most moving and creative images of 2021. It tells the stories of the children they feature and the memories of the photographers who took them.