Joint Statement on Syria – UN agencies, including UNICEF

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WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien WHO Director-General General Margaret Chan United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi DAVOS, Switzerland, Monday January 16, 2017– While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, we again appeal for immediate, unconditional, … Continued

Winter is the latest threat to children living on the brink across the Middle East

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Looming $38 million shortfall for winter supplies and cash assistance could leave more than one million children in cold DUBLIN / AMMAN, 20 December 2016 – Unseasonably cold temperatures and winter weather are sweeping across the Middle East, threatening millions of children affected by crisis in the region. UNICEF is facing a $38 million funding gap … Continued

5 in 1 Children vaccine secured at lowest-ever price

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Price drop below $1 a dose reflects work of UNICEF, on behalf of Gavi and countries towards affordable and sustainable vaccine supply for vulnerable children GENEVA, 19 October 2016 – Breakthrough prices have been achieved with six vaccine suppliers who offered to price pentavalent vaccine at an 84 cents a dose average – half the … Continued

Nearly 50 million children “uprooted” worldwide – claims new UNICEF Report

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28 million forcibly displaced by conflict and violence within and across borders  Download a PDF of the report and multimedia content at: http://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AMZIFQP5K8 Uprooted – The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children DUBLIN/NEW YORK, 7 September 2016 – In a major global study released today, UNICEF claims that nearly 50 million children have been uprooted – 28 million of them driven from … Continued

WATCH: Taps run dry for two million people as fighting intensifies in Aleppo

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DAMASCUS, 9 August 2016 – Two million people in Aleppo are left with no access to running water through the public network, as escalation of attacks and fighting damaged electricity networks essential to pump water supplies throughout the city. On 31 July attacks struck the electricity transmission station which powered water pumping to the eastern … Continued

UNICEF statement on recent case of sexual violence in India

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This statement is attributable to Anju Malhotra, UNICEF Principal Gender Advisor DUBLIN/NEW YORK, 20 July, 2016 – “The reported gang rape of a young Dalit woman in India by the same five men who had raped her three years ago underlines the heinous culture of impunity that surrounds violence against girls and women. “Approximately 120 … Continued

Iraq Crisis: 3.6 million children now at risk from increasing violence

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Call to protect children, as escalating conflict threatens to destroy childhoods in Iraq *NOTE* Photos and video are available for download here: http://uni.cf/291HUId BAGHDAD/AMMAN, 30 June 2016 3.6 million children in Iraq – one in five in the country – are at serious risk of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment into armed groups, according … Continued

State of the World’s Children Report: Inequality is Children’s Biggest Barrier.

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Inequality is the key barrier to children’s progress: UNICEF Major new report predicts 750 million child brides by 2030. Making the right choices now can, and will, reverse their fate, new UNICEF report says. Download a PDF of the report: SOWC2016 report UNI203967 Dublin, 28 June 2016 – Today, UNICEF will publish its Annual Flagship … Continued

Syria: “Everyone must question their humanity when babies have to be taken out of incubators because of attacks on hospitals” – UNICEF

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Statement attributable to Dr. Peter Salama, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa on attacks on medical facilities in Syria AMMAN, 8 June, 2016 – “Everyone must question their humanity when babies have to be taken out of incubators because of attacks on hospitals. “UNICEF confirms that three medical facilities were attacked in … Continued

#EmergencyLessons is about educating children in conflict and disaster

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DUBLIN / BRUSSELS / NEW YORK, 16 May 2016 – An astronaut, actors, TV personalities, a Snapchat superstar and a professional basketball player are among those supporting #EmergencyLessons, a European Union and UNICEF project launching today that highlights the importance of education for children affected by emergencies.   Ireland is one of seven countries leading … Continued

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