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PRESS RELEASE UNICEF youth advocate meets Taoiseach to highlight growing online risks facing children 16-year-old Donnacha Lenehan calls for greater online protections for children and young people Donnacha is available for media interview Download photos and videos here DUBLIN 23 November 2022 – A UNICEF Ireland youth advocate today met the Taoiseach to highlight the … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide – UNICEF New report outlines how children are discriminated against in health, access to government resources, and education; analysis of 22 countries shows advantaged groups are twice as likely to have basic reading skills UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 18 November … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Top UN, ICRC leaders urge stepped-up global support to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas Milestone political declaration to open for signature in Dublin on 18 November NEW YORK/GENEVA/DUBLIN, 14 November 2022 – The heads of three UN entities and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Over 27 million children at risk as devastating floods set records across the world Number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and north-east Bangladesh highest in over 30 years UNICEF spokespersons at COP27 are available for interview Download photos, videos and b-roll: LINK SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt/GENEVA/NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 8 November … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain inaccessible due to devastating floods – UNICEF UNICEF spokespersons in Pakistan are available for interview Multimedia materials available here ISLAMABAD/NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 3 November 2022 – Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain completely inaccessible after the most severe flooding in the country’s … Continued
PRESS RELEASE UNICEF Ireland awards first Child Rights Schools in Ireland UNICEF Ireland Ambassador Donncha O’Callaghan, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork Tony Fitzgerald, and children and teachers from two Cork schools celebrate achievement Images for download here DUBLIN/CORK, 03 OCTOBER 2022 – Two Cork schools were named as the first UNICEF Child Rights Schools in … Continued
STATEMENT UNICEF statement on attack on Kaaj Educational Center, Kabul, Afghanistan UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview KABUL/DUBLIN, 30 September 2022 – “UNICEF is appalled by the horrific attack, early this morning, inside the Kaaj Educational Center in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of West Kabul, Afghanistan. This heinous act claimed the lives of dozens of adolescent girls … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Ireland joins unprecedented international response to deepening child malnutrition crisis with over half a billion dollars pledged to tackle severe wasting since July Ireland announces pledge of €50 million over three years with at least 60 per cent of international commitments to directly support UNICEF’s work in 15 countries hardest hit by the … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Children face harrowing situation as floods continue to devastate Pakistan – UNICEF This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Pakistan Chief Field Officer in Balochistan, Gerida Birukila – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNICEF spokespersons in … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Irish teenager speaks out against LGBTQI+ discrimination during UN General Assembly week in New York UNICEF Youth Advocate Ruairi Holohan (17) from Co. Louth promotes mental health in schools Ruairi and UNICEF spokespersons in New York are available for interview Photos available for download here DUBLIN / NEW YORK, 19 SEPTEMBER 2022 … Continued
PRESS RELEASE Urgent action needed as famine looms over Somalia – UNICEF This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Somalia Representative, Wafaa Saeed, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview GENEVA/MOGADISHU/DUBLIN, 6 September 2022 … Continued
PRESS RELEASE UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to help children affected by floods in Pakistan UNICEF spokespersons in Pakistan are available for interview Multimedia materials available here PAKISTAN/DUBLIN, 5 September 2022 – UNICEF today delivered 32 metric tons of life-saving medical and other emergency supplies to support children and women affected by devastating floods across Pakistan. The … Continued
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