*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

Dublin / Panama, 17 April 2016 – UNICEF has delivered 20,000 water purification tablets to Pedernales, the area worst affected by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on Saturday. A UNICEF team is on the ground assessing the impact of the quake on children. At least 246 people are confirmed to have died so far and more than 2,500 people … Continued

DUBLIN, 14 April 2016 – Today, across the OECD, UNICEF is publishing a new report on how inequality affects children in high income countries. Gap between rich and poor in wealthy nations at highest level for three decades. 30% of Irish children suffer “material deprivation” and lack essential items. UNICEF calls on the next Government … Continued

DUBLIN, 6 April 2016 – With the process of returning refugees and migrants from the Greek islands to Turkey underway as part of the EU-Turkey agreement, UNICEF reminds States of their duty to care and protect all children and give them a full and fair hearing when deciding on their future. UNICEF welcomes a new … Continued

Dublin, 30 March 2016 – A brutal conflict and a fast-deteriorating humanitarian situation are devastating the lives of millions of children in Yemen and have brought the country to the point of collapse. A UNICEF report “Children on the Brink” highlights the heavy toll that the violence in Yemen is having on children, where an already precarious … Continued

Dublin, 14 March 2016 – An estimated 3.7 million Syrian children – 1 in 3 of all Syrian children – have been born since the conflict began five years ago, their lives shaped by violence, fear and displacement, according to a UNICEF report on Syria. This figure includes 306,000 children born as refugees since 2011. … Continued

UNICEF to Undertake Nationwide Immunisation Throughout Syria The humanitarian relief effort intensifies as ceasefire holds  Dublin – 2 March 2016, As the fragile ceasefire continues to hold throughout Syria, UNICEF has agreed with the Syrian Government to undertake a nationwide immunisation programme to help the embattled children in Syria. UNICEFs global Executive Director, Anthony Lake, … Continued