Welcome to our News and Media Page
Here is where you can find out more about what UNICEF Ireland is doing to help children survive. Our press releases update you on our latest initiatives and special events, as well as on UNICEF’s programmes and emergency operations worldwide. Our news stories from the field keep you current on UNICEF’s work on the ground and on events and issues affecting the lives of children everywhere.
You can view photo essays and slideshows from around the globe, watch our Public Service Announcements, and request footage. You can also download UNICEF Ireland publications. If would like to speak with one of our media team or to arrange for an interview or special appearance, please contact media relations at 01-878 3000 or e-mail Julianne.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Leo Messi, renowned FC Barcelona and Argentina national team soccer player completed his first field visit since he was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in March to highlight the milestones and challenges children in Haiti face six months after the earthquake.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Six months after the strongest earthquake to hit Haiti in 200 years, the challenges to meet the needs of more than 800,000 affected children and their families remain daunting.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
UNICEF today announced the agency’s participation in the 2010 XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna in July.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Girls from Marie Auxiliatrice Primary School smile and raise their hands to answer a question in a tent classroom set up on the grounds at another school, in the city of Jacmel, Haiti.
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
The Junior Chamber International Dublin (JCI Dublin) today launched its “GIVE 100% Project” in aid of UNICEF Ireland’s ongoing work for the children of Haiti.
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks with teenagers at the UNICEF-supported child-protection centre in Angondgé, a neighbourhood of Libreville, Gabon's capital.
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
UNICEF and partners today announced minimum standards for education to help the 25 million children in countries and territories affected by conflict who are currently missing out on their right to primary education.
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
A Mother and child in Rwanda are among those benefitting from distribution of free insecticide-treated mosquito bed nets.
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Monday, July 05, 2010
After a brief interruption following the earthquake in Haiti, pregnant mothers were able to continue receiving antiretroviral treatments.
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Monday, July 05, 2010
Better protection mechanisms key to stamping out abuse
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