PRESS RELEASE   Irish children tell EU leaders their voices must be heard if Europe is to succeed UNICEF Ireland youth advocates Ismail Ahmed and Lucy Warmington are available for interview Images & videos can be downloaded at: http://bit.ly/2PX1YB2 BUCHAREST/DUBLIN, May 9th 2019 –  Young Irish activists have teamed up with children from 16 … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE Over 20 million children worldwide missed out on measles vaccine annually in past 8 years, creating a pathway to current global outbreaks – UNICEF UNICEF Ireland Executive Director is available for interview Download photos and broll here.   DUBLIN, 25 April 2019 – An estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE UNICEF airlifts 18 tonnes of emergency supplies to Libya TRIPOLI/DUBLIN, 23 April 2019 – A UNICEF-chartered plane has arrived at Misrata airport, in northwestern Libya, with 18 tonnes of urgently needed emergency supplies. These supplies will allow UNICEF to reach conflict-affected children and their families in and around Tripoli. The recent hostilities in … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE   One month on from Cyclone Idai, 1.6 million children still reeling from its impact – UNICEF   Children need urgent access to health, nutrition and water services to prevent malnutrition and disease outbreaks. Cholera cases approach 5,000. UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power recently visited affected areas near Beira in Mozambique and is available for interview  Photos … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE Minister Ciaran Cannon joins UNICEF event to hear how ground-breaking technologies like artificial intelligence, drones and blockchain could change the world Images can be downloaded at: https://we.tl/t-VJArnmNkLR DUBLIN, 11 April 2019 – Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ciaran Cannon TD, joined senior leaders in technology, innovation … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE Blast in Sana’a kills 14 children in school and injures 16, most under the age of nine More than 400 children killed and seriously injured since beginning of 2019 Statement from Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland Executive Director SANA’A/AMMAN/DUBLIN, 9 April 2019 – “A blast in Sana’a in Yemen this week killed 14 … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE UNICEF launches massive vaccination programme for 900,000 children and adults in Mozambique, as critical shipment arrives As cholera cases surpass 1,000, UNICEF intensifies efforts to protect children and contain potential outbreak of deadly water-borne diseases UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power visited affected areas near Beira, Mozambique last weekend and is available … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE   “Truly shocking” – scale of the emergency in Mozambique becoming clearer, with one million children still at risk  UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is visiting affected areas near Beira this weekend, as children remain extremely vulnerable to disease, violence and abuse   UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is in Mozambique and is available for interview   Photos … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE   Cyclone Idai: More than 1.5 million children urgently need assistance across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe – UNICEF UN children’s agency launches US$122 million humanitarian appeal amidst worst disaster to hit southern Africa in decades UNICEF spokespeople in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe are available for interview Photos and Broll available at: https://uni.cf/2WtSxed  NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 27 March 2019 – … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE First cases of cholera confirmed in Beira, Mozambique, as fears grow of escalating dangers posed to children UNICEF spokespeople on the ground in Beira are available for interview Images and b-roll from Mozambique are available here BEIRA/MAPUTO/GENEVA/DUBLIN, 27 March 2019 – The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in Beira, Mozambican … Continued

  JOINT STATEMENT BY UNICEF & WHO: Two years since world-largest outbreak of acute watery diarrhea and cholera, Yemen witnessing another sharp increase in reported cases with number of deaths continuing to increase  From Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa and Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Spokespeople from UNICEF’s … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE  1 million children affected by Cyclone Idai and subsequent floods in Mozambique, actual numbers feared much higher  UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore wraps up visit to affected area of Beira one week after Cyclone hit  Download broll and photos from the visit.  Additional multimedia assets about the cyclone available here.   UNICEF spokespeople on the ground in Beira are available … Continued