PRESS RELEASE  Urgent action needed as famine looms over Somalia – UNICEF This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Somalia Representative, Wafaa Saeed, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview  GENEVA/MOGADISHU/DUBLIN, 6 September 2022 … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to help children affected by floods in Pakistan UNICEF spokespersons in Pakistan are available for interview  Multimedia materials available here PAKISTAN/DUBLIN, 5 September 2022 – UNICEF today delivered 32 metric tons of life-saving medical and other emergency supplies to support children and women affected by devastating floods across Pakistan. The … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Children in Pakistan at high risk from deadly water-borne diseases as rescue efforts continue – UNICEF This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Pakistan Representative Abdullah Fadil – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.    UNICEF spokespersons are … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Start of an uncertain school year for four million schoolchildren in Ukraine UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell meets schoolchildren, parents and teachers scarred by war, concluding a three-day visit across the country   UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview Multimedia materials are available here KYIV/NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 1 September 2022 – The ongoing war … Continued

PRESS RELEASE More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakistan – UNICEF UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview  Download multimedia here  ISLAMABAD/DUBLIN, 01 September 2022 – More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to the most severe … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Children suffering dire drought across parts of Africa are ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ – warns UNICEF The number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia without reliable access to safe water has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million in the space of five months, meanwhile children in the Sahel also … Continued

STATEMENT War in Ukraine has left nearly 1,000 children killed or injured Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview Multimedia materials are available here NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 22 August 2022 – “At least 972 children in Ukraine have been killed or injured by violence since the war escalated nearly … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF reaches 350,000 children in Ukraine with cash assistance programme UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview  Download multimedia materials KYIV/DUBLIN, 17 August 2022 – UNICEF’s humanitarian cash assistance programme has now reached more than 350,000 children in Ukraine. The cash assistance or ‘Spilno’ programme, launched on 31 March 2022 together with … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Millions more children to benefit from malaria vaccine as UNICEF secures supply With malaria one of the biggest killers of children under 5, the world’s first vaccine against a parasite is a major breakthrough for child health   UNICEF spokespeople are available for interview NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN/DUBLIN 16 August 2022 — UNICEF has awarded … Continued

PRESS RELEASE   Depriving girls of secondary education translates to a loss of at least US$500 million for Afghan economy in last 12 months New analysis by UNICEF has found that depriving girls in Afghanistan of their right to secondary education will have a devastating effect on the country’s economy.   UNICEF spokespersons are available … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies to Odesa in southern Ukraine to help over 50,000 children affected by war UNICEF spokespersons in Ukraine are available for interview  Download multimedia materials ODESA/DUBLIN, Ukraine, 26 July 2022 – Using a total of 27 cargo trucks, UNICEF has delivered life-saving supplies to Odesa to help an estimated 50,000 … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF calls for an immediate scaled up humanitarian response to save millions of children in drought-stricken Ethiopia Nearly 10 million people, including 4.4 million children, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in drought-impacted areas  UNICEF spokespersons are available for interview Multimedia materials available here ETHIOPIA/DUBLIN, 19 July 2022 – Four consecutive failed … Continued