*Download new photos and Broll from: http://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AMZIFM2233 DUBLIN/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mon 10 Oct 2016 – One week after Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti, and as schools re-open across the country, more than 100,000 children will miss out on learning after their schools were either damaged or converted into shelters. “At least 100,000 children today will not experience the … Continued

NEW YORK, 7 October, 2016 – Girls between 5 and 14 years old spend 40 per cent more time, or 160 million more hours a day, on unpaid household chores and collecting water and firewood compared to boys their age, according to a report released by UNICEF ahead of International Day of the Girl on … Continued

*NOTE 1* Photos, BRoll and latest information available here *NOTE 2* On-the-ground representatives available for interview (see Notes) *NOTE 3* Find latest information about the impacts on Haiti here   DUBLIN/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Fri 7 Oct 2016 – We now estimate 1.3 million Haitians are affected after Hurricane Matthew tore through the Caribbean this week; half of them … Continued

For 11 years, amazing babies around the world have helped the Pampers- UNICEF partnership to eliminate Maternal and Newborn Tetanus in 19 countries, and 19 are left To date parents across Ireland have donated more than the cost of 22.5 million vaccines as part of this initiative DUBLIN 7 OCT – Babies do the most … Continued

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Tuesday 4 October 2016 – UNICEF fears 1.2 million children, and their families, have been affected by Hurricane Matthew in the southern part of Haiti alone. The Category 4 storm made landfall on the impoverished Caribbean island Tuesday. For two days, the people of Haiti have been enduring unending downpours of rain and dangerously high … Continued

DUBLIN, 4 Oct 2016 – Ten million people in Haiti are bracing for the impact of Category 4 Hurricane Matthew, which is expected to make landfall in coming hours. Hurricane Matthew still poses a dangerous threat to Cuba and the Bahamas, but it is Haiti that is expected to suffer the most – it is under … Continued

  DUBLIN, October 4 – Please note that Cornelia Walther from UNICEF’s Haiti country office is based in Port-au-Prince and is now available for live interview (or recorded) on the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew by phone or skype. Below is Cornelia’s pre hurricane blog for your information:   Lockdown but ready. The night before Matthew … Continued

*Latest B-Roll from our convoy to rural Damascus, Foah and Kefraya in Idlib governorate this week *Latest photos from Aleppo humanitarian needs assessment, carried out during ceasefire here *UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for immediate interview*   DUBLIN/NEW YORK, 28 September 2016 – At least 96 children have been killed and 223 have … Continued

*NOTE* Photographs available on request DUBLIN 23 September 2016 – It was back to school for Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD earlier today. He was teaching the World’s Largest Lesson to a group of secondary school students in North Dublin on behalf of UNICEF Ireland, and in support of the Sustainable Development … Continued

DAMASCUS, 23 September 2016 – “Nearly 2 million people in Aleppo, Syria are once again with no running water through the public network.” “Intense attacks last night have damaged the Bab al-Nayrab water pumping station which supplies water to some 250,000 people in the eastern parts of Aleppo. Violence is preventing repair teams from reaching … Continued

NEW YORK, 20 September 2016 – “All those with a conscience must condemn the attack on a humanitarian convoy in Aleppo that killed and injured humanitarian workers. “The inter-agency convoy was carrying desperately needed humanitarian supplies for tens of thousands of people in extreme need. “Trucks carrying UNICEF health, nutrition, education, water, sanitation and hygiene … Continued

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