DUBLIN September 16th, 2016 UNICEF Ireland has pitched its Emergency Tent on Trinity’s idyllic playing fields for Culture Night, bringing attention to the plight of children caught up in disaster. As part of our #EmergencyLessons campaign, an EU-wide programme highlighting the need for education during crisis, we are partnering with exciting young videographer and photographer … Continued

28 million forcibly displaced by conflict and violence within and across borders  Download a PDF of the report and multimedia content at: http://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AMZIFQP5K8 Uprooted – The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children DUBLIN/NEW YORK, 7 September 2016 – In a major global study released today, UNICEF claims that nearly 50 million children have been uprooted – 28 million of them driven from … Continued

NEW YORK, 26 August 2016 – “Today is another sad and dangerous day for the children in Syria, in particular those living in Aleppo. “Every child there – everyone affected – needs an immediate pause to the fighting in Aleppo, and every second of every minute counts when it comes to protecting and saving the … Continued

DUBLIN/ATHENS/GENEVA 26 August 2016 – With the sudden increase of arrivals, hundreds more refugee and migrant children are becoming stranded in Greece with critical needs such as education and protection, says UNICEF. More people arrived in the first three weeks of August than all of July 2016 (1,920 for July; 2,289 as of 24 August). … Continued

*NOTE* The report and multimedia assets (photos and videos) available here. DUBLIN/DAKAR, 25 August 2016 – Years of violence by Boko Haram in Africa’s Lake Chad basin have led to a worsening humanitarian crisis that has displaced 1.4 million children and left at least one million still trapped in hard-to-reach areas, UNICEF said in a … Continued

DUBLIN/NEW YORK, 23 August 2016 – Every month, thousands of children from Central America risk being kidnapped, trafficked, raped, or killed as they make their way to the United States to seek refuge from brutal gangs and stifling poverty, and there is no sign this trend is letting up, UNICEF said in a report released … Continued

“What human being can see the stunned suffering of Omran Dagneesh, the small boy rescued from a destroyed building in Aleppo, Syria, and not feel an overwhelming sense of empathy? “Can we not extend the same empathy to the more than 100,000 children also trapped in the horror that is Aleppo?  They are all suffering … Continued

 *Latest Broll footage from Aleppo available here  *High-quality photos from Aleppo available here Shocking images of Oman Dagneesh (5) should shake the moral compass of the world DUBLIN, 19 August 2016 – The heart-breaking images of Omran Dagneesh, the little boy rescued from a destroyed building in Aleppo, remind us yet again of the unimaginable horrors … Continued

*New photos and Broll, are available. Go to this link to access the multimedia resources. DUBLIN/JUBA/NAIROBI, 19 August 2016 – Since the beginning of this year more than 650 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan, UNICEF said today. Fearful that renewed conflict could put tens of thousands of children at ever greater risk, the United Nations … Continued

SYDNEY, 17 August 2016 – UNICEF urges Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to seriously consider resettlement options in credible third countries that are equipped to respond to the complex needs of refugees and their families, in the wake of news that an agreement has been made to close the Manus Island detention centre. “Australia’s offshore … Continued

SANA’A, 13 August 2016 – An airstrike Saturday morning killed at least seven children and injured 21 others in a religious school in the Sa’ada governorate in northern Yemen. The children killed, aged between six and 14 years, were studying in a school in the Juma’a Bin Fadil village in Haydan. Bodies are still being pulled … Continued

On International Youth Day, a new poll highlights prevalence of bullying and its devastating impact on young people DUBLIN/NEW YORK, 12 August 2016: More than nine out of 10 young people believe bullying is a pervasive problem in their communities, and two-thirds say they have experienced bullying first hand – a new poll conducted by … Continued