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

  PRESS RELEASE UNICEF rushes life-saving emergency supplies to victims of Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique UNICEF spokespeople in the region and in Denmark are available for interview MULTIMEDIA – Video, images & b-roll available of UNICEF’s emergency response teams shipping supplies from world’s largest humanitarian warehouse in Denmark here 20 March 2019, COPENHAGEN/DUBLIN: UNICEF has … Continued

  Press release  Children living in protracted conflicts are three times more likely to die from water-related diseases than from violence – UNICEF Therese Dooley, UNICEF’s Regional Adviser for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in South Asia, is available for interview on the threats faced by children in Afghanistan and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh NEW … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE UNICEF Ireland expresses deep concern for children, as fears increase about scale of Cyclone Idai impact Over 700,000 children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in Mozambique and Malawi, amid fears scale of disaster could grow UNICEF spokespeople in the region and in Ireland are available for interview 20 March 2019, DUBLIN: UNICEF … Continued

  STATEMENT Intensification of fighting impeding humanitarian access and displacing thousands in Hajjah, Yemen Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview SANA’A/NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 13 March 2019 – “The most recent attack in Hajjah, north of Hudaydah, on 9 March, took yet another devastating toll on … Continued

  STATEMENT  2018 deadliest year yet for children in Syria as war enters 9th year Ahead of high-level pledging conference and in run-up to 8-year-mark of conflict, UNICEF calls for protection of Syrian children and durable solutions to their plight Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore Multimedia materials available here Spokespeople from UNICEF’s Middle … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE  Alarming global surge of measles cases a growing threat to children – UNICEF  Measles cases grew 244% in Ireland between 2017 and 2018 and globally 98 countries reported more cases of measles in 2018 than the previous year   UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview Download photos and … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE 18 months after exodus from Myanmar, Rohingya children at a crossroads Young Rohingya refugees in urgent need of education and skills   Multimedia materials available here DHAKA/DUBLIN, 27 February 2019: Half a million Rohingya children are stateless refugees in the Cox’s Bazar area in southern Bangladesh, increasingly anxious about their futures, and … Continued

  STATEMENT The brutal war on children in Yemen continues unabated with 1.2 million children facing active conflict every day Ahead of the Yemen Pledging Conference in Geneva, UNICEF calls to prioritize children and respect their fundamental rights Statement from Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Multimedia materials available … Continued

  PRESS RELEASE   Increasing number of people face severe food shortages in South Sudan Nearly 7 million people expected to be in acute food insecurity at the height of lean season 22 February 2019, JUBA – Nearly 7 million people in South Sudan could face acute food insecurity at the height of this lean … Continued

  STATEMENT UNICEF calls for unconditional and sustained humanitarian access to the 135,000 children in Yemen port city of Hudaydah Redeployment agreement from Hudaydah welcome – calls to bring positive change for children   Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa SANA’A/AMMAN/DUBLIN, 20 February 2019 – “UNICEF welcomes … Continued