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

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