NEW ORLEANS, 30 June 2017 – Global entertainer and humanitarian Beyoncé has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of BEYGOOD4BURUNDI, a multi-year partnership to provide safe water to the most vulnerable children in Burundi. The partnership will support programmes to improve water, sanitation and basic hygiene practices in … Continued

DUBLIN / SANA’A, 28 June 2017 – Three UNICEF charter planes have delivered 36 tonnes of lifesaving medical and water purification supplies to Yemen as part of efforts to scale up the childrens’ agency’s response to the world’s worst cholera outbreak. The supplies included, 750,000 sachets of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) – enough to treat … Continued

Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on the cholera outbreak in Yemen as suspected cases exceed 200,000 NEW YORK/GENEVA, 24 June 2017 – “The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has exceeded 200,000 suspected cases, increasing at an average of 5,000 a day. We are now facing the worst cholera outbreak in … Continued

One in 10,000 15-19-year-old’s in Ireland will die by suicide Ireland ranks 22nd of 41 wealthy nations on health and well-being DUBLIN / FLORENCE, 19 June 2017 – Ireland has the fourth highest teen suicide rate in the EU/OECD region, according to UNICEF’s latest Report Card on child well-being. Ireland has an above average international … Continued

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa Region  DAMASCUS/AMMAN, 9 June, 2017 – “Heavy violence in the city of Ar-Raqqa is threatening the lives of children. UNICEF has received alarming reports that at least 25 children were killed and scores injured in Ar-Raqqa city. “An estimated 40,000 … Continued

Joint WHO- UNICEF NEWS RELEASE WHO and UNICEF sharpen focus on cholera ‘hot spots’ to halt spread of the disease SANA’A, 8 June 2017 – The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101 820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017. Worst affected are the country’s most vulnerable: children … Continued

Statement attributable to Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Iraq ERBIL, 5 June, 2017 – “We are receiving alarming reports of civilians including several children being killed in west Mosul. Some were reportedly killed as they desperately tried to flee the fighting which is intensifying by the hour. “Children’s lives are on the line. Children are … Continued

DUBLIN / HARGEISA, 03 June 2017 – UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power has described as ‘upsetting and shocking’ conditions in northern Somalia, where he has travelled to see the impact of the country’s food crisis on children. Somalia is currently one level below famine status on an international scale used by humanitarians to assess … Continued

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