“If you try to run, they shoot you, if you stop working they beat you. It was just like the slave trade.” New UNICEF report highlights dangers facing unaccompanied adolescent refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe     DUBLIN/GENEVA June 14, 2016 – More than nine out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in … Continued

Statement attributable to Dr. Peter Salama, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa on attacks on medical facilities in Syria AMMAN, 8 June, 2016 – “Everyone must question their humanity when babies have to be taken out of incubators because of attacks on hospitals. “UNICEF confirms that three medical facilities were attacked in … Continued

Food, water and medicine running out as Iraqi offensive escalates Children in danger of being used as human shield UNICEF demands safe passage of the city for children DUBLIN / BAGHDAD, JUNE 2nd UNICEF is extremely concerned about the 20,000 children thought to be trapped in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, as government forces battle … Continued

Thebabybox.com to fund 30 vaccinations for infants in the poorest parts of the world, for every Baby Box sold DUBLIN, MAY 31ST UNICEF is excited to announce a new partnership with Irish start-up gift company thebabybox.com, an initiative that will provide vaccinations for vulnerable new-born babies in the poorest parts of the world. Every 20 … Continued

DUBLIN/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 29 May 2015 – UNICEF expresses alarm at the number of migrant and refugee deaths in the past week in the Central Mediterranean, many of whom were believed to be unaccompanied minors. In anticipation of a major summer upswing of child migrants using the dangerous crossing between Libya and Italy UNICEF will shortly … Continued

Education Cannot Wait aims to provide 13.6 million young people caught up in emergencies and protracted crises with quality education, over the next five years DUBLIN/ISTANBUL, 23 May 2016 – Global and national organisations today launched a new fund to better coordinate support for and drive investment in education for young people affected by humanitarian … Continued

*Photos and video are available for download here: http://uni.cf/23VoIj6   DUBLIN 19 May 2016 – An average of four schools or hospitals are attacked or occupied by armed forces and groups every day, according to UNICEF analysis released ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit. Children are not safe in the very places that should be their … Continued

DUBLIN / BRUSSELS / NEW YORK, 16 May 2016 – An astronaut, actors, TV personalities, a Snapchat superstar and a professional basketball player are among those supporting #EmergencyLessons, a European Union and UNICEF project launching today that highlights the importance of education for children affected by emergencies.   Ireland is one of seven countries leading … Continued

DUBLIN/ KYIV 4 May 2016 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom has travelled to conflict-hit eastern Ukraine to raise awareness of the global education crisis facing children in humanitarian emergencies. Orlando Bloom visited classrooms hit by shells just three kilometres from the frontline of the conflict that broke out more than two years ago. Approximately … Continued

 UNICEF offers special thank you to Irish people, for their unending support DUBLIN 25 April 2016 –Today marks one year since a devastating earthquake in Nepal killed some 9,000 people, one third of whom were children. Homes, health posts and schools bore the brunt of the earthquake; millions of people were forced from their homes. Twelve … Continued

*PLEASE NOTE* UNICEF can provide a spokesperson in Ecuador. Drone footage of devastation for broadcasters and digital desks here DUBLIN/ QUITO, 22 April 2016 – UNICEF children’s agency has confirmed the arrival of its first airlift of urgent emergency supplies to Ecuador, from its European logistics hub in Denmark. The specially chartered plane was carrying shelter … Continued

DUBLIN/NEW YORK/ GENEVA/PANAMA CITY/QUITO, 19 April 2016 – At least 150,000 children have been affected by the April 15 earthquake in Ecuador, according to initial UNICEF estimates. “We are in a race against time to protect children from disease and other risks common in such emergencies,” said Grant Leaity, UNICEF Representative in Ecuador. In some of … Continued