Sana’a, 12 December 2016 – Nearly 2.2 million children in Yemen are acutely malnourished and require urgent care. At least 462,000 children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a drastic increase of almost 200 per cent since 2014. An additional 1.7 million children suffer from Moderate Acute Malnutrition. The situation of severely malnourished children in … Continued

DUBLIN, December 10th – UNICEF Ireland welcomes the arrival of Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald and Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to refugee camps in Greece this weekend. UNICEF believes the trip shows leadership that is both timely and necessary. Many of the children caught up in this crisis are future citizens of … Continued

ALEPPO/DAMASCUS, 07 December 2016 – “I have just travelled back from Aleppo where the situation continues to plummet to even greater lows. “When I was there nearly 100 mortars fell on west Aleppo in a couple of days. While at the same time, only a few hundred metres away we witnessed the unrelenting bombardment of … Continued

NEW YORK, 5 December 2016 – A powerful new film featuring UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham was released today to illustrate the brutal reality that physical and psychological abuse can mark children forever. During the new 60-second UNICEF film, scenes of violence against children appear as animated tattoos on David Beckham’s body. While Beckham’s own … Continued

*NOTE* Photographer Naoise Culhane has sent photos to picture desks, on a no fee basis. Please contact Aedin@unicef.ie if your organisation doesn’t have a picture desk. DUBLIN, Fri 18 Nov 2016 UNICEF Ireland was delighted to be joined by All Blacks players Sam Whitelock, Charlie Faumuina, Aaron Smith and Joe Moody earlier today, at a … Continued

Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF MENA Regional Director AMMAN, 21 November 2016 – “It has been a horrific week for Syria’s children – living and dying under the relentless bombardment of schools, homes and hospitals. Hospitals in eastern Aleppo and Idlib were targeted while attacks on schools in Aleppo and Ghouta left nine children dead. We … Continued

NEW YORK, 20 November 2016 – “Universal Children’s Day is more than a day to celebrate children everywhere.  It is an annual opportunity to recommit ourselves to protecting the rights of every child. “Universal, inalienable rights that the world pledged to protect on this day in 1989, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the … Continued

NEW YORK, 17 November 2016 – IKEA Foundation today launches its ‘Let’s Play for Change’ initiative in collaboration with UNICEF and partners to raise funds and promote the role of play in helping young children reach optimal brain development. Experiences and external influences play critical roles in the formation and development of children’s brains, yet … Continued

DUBLIN/BAGHDAD, 15 November 2016 — A UNICEF-led multi-agency humanitarian convoy was the first to enter the Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, together with WFP (United Nations World Food Programme) and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). “UNICEF has entered Mosul city for the first time in over two years,” said UNICEF Iraq Deputy Representative Hamida … Continued

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 NEW YORK/AMMAN/DUBLIN, Thurs 10 Nov 2016 UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson wrapped up a two-day visit to Jordan this week, along with his eldest son Micheal. They met with Syrian children, young people and their families whose lives have been greatly … Continued

DUBLIN, Tues 08 Nov 2016 UNICEF Ireland has welcomed the presence of officials from the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, in Greece, where they will meet with unaccompanied refugee and migrant children. They are travelling as part of a group of Irish child welfare officials. There are almost 27,500 children stranded in Greece, and the … Continued

BAGHDAD/NEW YORK 3 November 2016 –20,700 people have been displaced since the operation to retake Mosul started on 17 October. UNICEF estimates that 9,700 of them are children in urgent need of assistance. As these children and families arrive at the screening sites, UNICEF is there to meet them. “I met mothers and children who … Continued