Join us for a screening and panel talk on the UNICEF short documentary, Gaza’s Silent Threat. The film follows Doctor Younis, a devoted father and grandfather, as he returns from retirement to vaccinate over 600,000 children against polio in Gaza—in the midst of the war. This is not just a film about a polio vaccination campaign, but one about the direct and indirect impacts of war on children’s health, and the lives of children and families living in the context of conflict and emergencies.

Following the screening, director Maria Lauret and producer Juan Haro will speak about the process and challenges of creating this film, and be available for a Q&A session.

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Maria Lauret is a three-time Emmy-nominated multimedia producer and post-production lead with over a decade of experience in visual storytelling. Prior to her role with UNICEF, Lauret worked at Al Jazeera and has collaborated with global organizations such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace.

Juan Haro works with UNICEF’s Global Division of Communications and Advocacy, where he oversees multimedia content that connects global and local audiences with urgent humanitarian and child rights issues. He previously served with UNICEF in Niger and Burundi, MSF in Chad, UNHCR, and the UN in New York. His work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, El País, and others.

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