DUBLIN, 25 May 2017 – UNICEF Ireland has described as a total failure of the State shocking reports that 12 families, including 30 children, were left with no option except to present themselves at Garda stations on Tuesday, because they had nowhere to sleep. Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland, Peter Power, said: “I am absolutely … Continued

NEW YORK, 23 May 2017 – “With the passing of Sir Roger Moore, the world has lost one of its great champions for children – and the entire UNICEF family has lost a great friend. In his most famous roles as an actor, Sir Roger was the epitome of cool sophistication; but in his work as … Continued

Ahead of G7 and EU summits, UNICEF urges world leaders to adopt six-point plan to keep refugee children safe “He said to me if I didn’t sleep with him he would not bring me to Europe. He raped me.” – Mary (17), from Nigeria Note to editors: Report, photos, video and b-roll here: http://uni.cf/2qa2cKc DUBLIN/NEW … Continued

JUBA/GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 8 May 2017 – More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today. “The horrifying fact that nearly one in five children in South Sudan has been forced to flee their home illustrates how devastating this conflict … Continued

For photos and B-roll visit: http://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AMZIFDKA04 HARARE/JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 7 May 2017: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Priyanka Chopra, has called for increased awareness and support for child victims of sexual violence. The actress made an emotional visit to Zimbabwe this week, where she met child survivors of sexual violence and heard their harrowing stories. “When I met … Continued

DUBLIN / NEW YORK / GENEVA, 4 May 2017 – Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of psycho-social distress caused by living in a protracted state of limbo, UNICEF warned today. Despite having a legitimate right to join … Continued

Somali children face triple threat of drought, disease and displacement For photos and b-roll, visit: http://uni.cf/2p0TPgv GENEVA/NAIROBI, 2 May 2017 – The projected number of children who are or will be acutely malnourished has shot up by 50 per cent since the beginning of the year to 1.4 million, including over 275,000 who have or will … Continued

NEW YORK / GENEVA, 21 April 2017 – According to UNICEF estimates, more than 150 children have died crossing the Central Mediterranean from North Africa to Italy so far this year. Yet the true number of child casualties is almost certainly higher given that many children on the move are unaccompanied, so their deaths often … Continued

DUBLIN 12 April 2017 – 1.4 million children are at risk of a frightening food crisis in Africa and the Middle East. Aer Lingus and UNICEF came together at Dublin Airport today to launch a special collection for children affected by the famine crisis in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen. In 2017, Aer Lingus … Continued

DAKAR/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 12 April 2017 – The number of children used in ‘suicide’ attacks in the Lake Chad conflict has surged to 27 in the first quarter of 2017, compared to nine over the same period last year, UNICEF said in a new report released today. “In the first three months of this year, the … Continued

KYIV/GENEVA, 7 April 2017 – More than 200,000 children – or 1 in 4 – in the two regions most severely affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine require urgent and sustained psychosocial support to address the trauma of living through more than three years of violence. Access broadcast quality photos and video here: … Continued

UNICEF Ireland condemns deplorable attack in Syria DUBLIN/NEW YORK/AMMAN, 6 April 2017 –At least 27 children were confirmed killed in the attack in Idlib, northwest of Syria, UNICEF said today. A further 546 people, among them many children, have been injured. Casualty figures are expected to rise. “The killing of children in Syria cannot be … Continued