PRESS RELEASE Violence, displacement and harsh conditions in Syria kill over 30 children since December Statement attributable to UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore Recent photos available here NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 31 January 2019 – “Violence, displacement and extremely harsh conditions in northern and eastern Syria have killed at least 32 children since December 2018. “Persistent fighting in the … Continued

PRESS RELEASE  STATEMENT   Access to children in need in Syria continues to be severely restricted  Ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on Syria, UNICEF renews its call for safe and unconditional humanitarian access to reach children in need wherever they are  Reports of 55,000 children cut off from humanitarian assistance in Quneitra, south … Continued

Children reportedly killed and 180,000 children displaced in latest wave of violence in southern Syria Attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Visual assets on the crisis in Syria available here AMMAN, 6 July 2018 – “UNICEF received horrific reports of an entire family killed including four children, in … Continued

“Horror knows no limit in Syria”  Statement attributable to Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, on the situation in southwest Syria UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview today on this statement. Photos available here DAMASCUS/AMMAN/NEW YORK, 27 June 2018 – “Horror knows no limit in Syria, where children are yet again caught in … Continued

In 2017, extreme and indiscriminate violence killed highest ever number of children – 50 per cent more than 2016 Digital materials including infographics, child profiles and b-rolls available here BEIRUT/AMMAN/DAMASCUS, 12 March 2018 – With no end in sight to the war in Syria, children who have been disabled by the violence risk being forgotten or … Continued

Children’s agency joins first humanitarian aid convoy to deliver food and health supplies in months DUBLIN, 06 March 2018 – UNICEF Ireland is deeply saddened to hear about the conditions children and their families in East Ghouta are enduring. Those dire circumstances were outlined by UNICEF personnel in Syria who returned from a humanitarian aid … Continued

Statement On reports of mass casualties among children in Eastern Ghouta and Damascus From Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa AMMAN, 20 February 2018- “No words will do justice to the children killed, their mothers, their fathers and their loved ones”[1]. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ … Continued

137 children desperately need medical evacuation from besieged area outside Damascus DUBLIN/DAMASCUS/AMMAN, 10 December 2017 – Continuing violence across East Ghouta, some 10km outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, has reportedly led to the closure of most schools in the area over the past month and stranded scores of children in need of medical evacuation. One hundred and … Continued