Elections 2024:
Stand with
Every Child

Sign the UNICEF 2024 Manifesto

Elections 2024: Stand with Every Child  

Stand up for children’s rights

Be a leader for every child

As a member of Dáil Éireann, you will have a unique opportunity to put children’s rights at the heart of policies and decisions. Every child should have the right to grow up healthy, safe, and empowered to reach their full potential: by embracing the principles outlined in our Manifesto, you can help Ireland achieve this. You can build a society that respects, protects and fulfils the rights of every child, ensuring they are treated with dignity and fairness and given equal opportunities.

This election is a chance to make a real, lasting change for children in Ireland and elsewhere. By advocating for their rights, you are investing in their future, and in ours. Please use your platform to give voice to those who cannot vote. Stand with us to make children’s health, safety and well-being the foundation of your campaign.

Why Your Commitment is Crucial

Every election is a chance to shape Ireland’s future. Today, too many children face poverty, unequal access to healthcare, and educational challenges. By signing UNICEF Ireland’s Election 2024 Manifesto, you’re committing to a better future for them.

Read the Manifesto

WHY IT MATTERS


1 in 7 children are at risk of living in poverty and 1 in 5 are experiencing material deprivation, limiting their ability to thrive. They urgently need increased income support.


4,500 children are living in emergency accommodation. Child homelessness is unacceptable. Every child deserves a safe place to call home.


Only 32% of babies in Ireland are exclusively breastfed at 3 months, one of the lowest rates in Europe. Mothers need enhanced lactation services.

BY SIGNING YOU PLEDGE TO

Increase investment in education. Education is the gateway to the future, yet Ireland’s schools are badly underfunded. We need to prioritise education funding, reducing the need for voluntary contributions and out of pocket costs to parents.

Prioritise childhood mental health. There is a mental health crisis among children and it is growing. We need immediate investment in mental health services, particularly in schools, and action to reduce the waiting times children face to receive care.

Support children with disability and developmental delays. Early intervention is key to maximising a child’s potential. We need increased investment in services that provide timely support to children with developmental delays and disabilities.

Your signature can drive real change.

Let’s build a better future for every child in Ireland.

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