New poll shows 80% of Irish teens hold themselves responsible for their safety online

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On Safer Internet Day, UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect children DUBLIN / NEW YORK, 6 February 2018 – 80% of Irish teenagers responding to a UNICEF survey this week say they hold themselves primarily responsible for their safety online, ahead of parents and digital firms. Approximately 400 Irish teens, aged between 13 and … Continued

UNICEF: Make the digital world safer for children – while increasing online access for most disadvantaged

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Flagship report highlights digital divides and explores current debates about the impact of the internet and social media on children’s safety and wellbeing Download photos, videos and a copy of the report: http://uni.cf/2j2GvHC DUBLIN/ NEW YORK, 11 December 2017 – Despite children’s massive online presence – 1 in 3 internet users worldwide is a child … Continued

United Nations statement requesting humanitarian pause in Yemen

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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF THE RESIDENT COORDINATOR AND HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR YEMEN STATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR YEMEN, JAMIE McGOLDRICK, REQUESTING A HUMANITARIAN PAUSE Sana’a, 4 December 2017: I am extremely concerned at the continued violence in Sana’a city where armed clashes and airstrikes have continued unabated for the past days. Dozens of deaths … Continued

Calls to lift blockade of Yemeni Red Sea ports

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United Nations Nations Unies Joint statement by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, WFP Executive Director David Beasley, IOM Director General William Lacy Swing, and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock. 2 December 2017 Geneva/Rome/New York … Continued

180 million children face bleaker prospects than their parents

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World Children’s Day activities in over 130 countries to provide platform for children to speak out about their concerns; advocate for children being left behind In Ireland, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to participate in #KidsTakeOver  *NOTE* Videos and photos of the below events can be downloaded here. UNICEF Ireland has photographs it can make available … Continued

First youth digital rights and literacy event

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DUBLIN, 9 November 2017 – UNICEF and Twitter held a special consultation on digital literacy and activism with 50 teenagers in Dublin today. The group were invited to Twitter EMEA HQ to work on solutions to the challenges arising from the influence of digital on young people. At the #DigitalYouth17 event, Transition Year students from … Continued

World’s 2nd largest oral cholera vaccination campaign in Rohingya camps

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COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH / DUBLIN, 10 October 2017 – A massive cholera immunisation campaign started today near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease. 900,000 doses of the vaccine have been mobilised and are being delivered by more than 200 mobile vaccination teams, making it the … Continued

Minister for Education takes part in World’s Largest Lesson

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DUBLIN, 20 September 2017 – Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD today took part in the World’s Largest Lesson along with secondary school students at Santa Sabina Dominican College in Sutton, and UNICEF Ireland, and in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs (also known as Global Goals)). UNICEF and its partners launched … Continued

7 million children on the move in West and Central Africa

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Vast majority of child migrants uprooted by violence, poverty and climate change remain in Africa UNICEF calls on policy makers to put children at the centre of migration response  DAKAR/NEW YORK, 5 July 2017 – Children account for over half of the 12 million West and Central African people on the move each year, with some … Continued

Ireland’s teen suicide rate 4th highest in EU/OECD – UNICEF Report Card

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One in 10,000 15-19-year-old’s in Ireland will die by suicide Ireland ranks 22nd of 41 wealthy nations on health and well-being DUBLIN / FLORENCE, 19 June 2017 – Ireland has the fourth highest teen suicide rate in the EU/OECD region, according to UNICEF’s latest Report Card on child well-being. Ireland has an above average international … Continued

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